Traffic & Roads

Norfolk, Road Closures Due To Resurfacing Works

NR13 3JR•Published 05/09/25

Great Yarmouth Mercury •

What is happening?

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 -SECTION 14(1)(A) AND (7)

The A47 Trunk Road (Acle Roundabout To Gapton Hall Roundabout, Norfolk) (Temporary Prohibition Of Traffic) Order 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited(a) has made an Order on the A47 Trunk Road in the County of Norfolk to enable carriageway resurfacing, the renewal of road markings and studs and lighting renewal works to be carried out in safety.

The works will be carried out in phases, overnight, (8:00pm to 6:00am), starting on, or after, Saturday 13th September 2025 and to last for approximately 11 weeks.

The effect of the Order will be to close the A47 eastbound and westbound carriageways between Acle Roundabout and Gapton Hall Roundabout, including the circulatory carriageway of Vauxhall Roundabout.

Eastbound traffic will be diverted to exit the A47 at Trowse Interchange, then via the A146 and A143, Beccles Road and William Adams Way to re-join the A47 at Harfrey's Roundabout, vice versa for westbound traffic.

All lay-bys adjacent to the eastbound and westbound carriageways between Acle Roundabout and Vauxhall Roundabout will be closed for 24 hours daily for the duration of the works.

Access to properties will be maintained by escort at all times during the works.

The closures (which will not apply to works, winter maintenance, emergency service or

traffic officer vehicles) and diversion routes will be clearly indicated by traffic signs.

The Order will come into force on 8th September 2025 and may continue in force until the works detailed above have been completed, or for a maximum duration of eighteen months, whichever is the earlier.

L Walton National Highways Limited,

(a) Registered in England and Wales under company no. 9346363.

Registered office; Bridge House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey, GUI 4LZ.

General Enquiries relating to this notice may be made in writing to: Alice Grandidge at National Highways Limited, Woodlands, Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7LW by telephoning 07925 892814

or by email to: Alice.Grandidge@nationalhighways.co.uk.