Region is unified in call for dualling of A47 from Peterborough to Lowestoft

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Published: 14:50, 16 May 2018

| Updated: 14:51, 16 May 2018

Representatives from Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk – the three counties the A47 trunk road runs through – stand united in calling for the Government to fully dual the road between Peterborough and Lowestoft.

A47 Alliance Chairman Martin Wilby (front) with members of the alliance on the steps of County Hall in Norwich including (front row, left to right): Alison Thomas, Deputy Leader of Norfolk County Council; George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk; James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Richard Bacon, MP for South Norfolk; and Nova Fairbank, Public Affairs Manager for Norfolk Chamber of Commerce. (2030820)

Members of the A47 Alliance came together at County Hall in Norwich on FridayMay 11 to discuss ongoing efforts to convince the Government to invest in the A47. Currently just 47 per cent of this major route is dual carriageway and while Highways England have committed to making £300m of improvements to the road, including dualling some stretches, and upgrading Guyhirn roundabout, this will still leave substantial sections of the A47 as single carriageway with no current plans to dual them.

The Just Dual It! campaign, which is being led by Norfolk County Council is calling on the Government to commit to make funding available to dual the entire length by 2030.

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