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Release total additional housing benefits of over Unlock housing £160m from land value gain developments restricted by poor regional capacity, Create £330m+ uplift with 125,000 houses and in G VA (gross value added) 75,000 jobs from new employment planned along the route
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“We are proud to work in partnership “As a global company, travel is an with over 3,000 farmers in the East of essential part of Aviva’s business England growing sugar beet, and over and the dualling of the A47 would 50% of our operations take place in significantly improve transport links Norfolk. Given our local footprint and for our operation and our people. The the hundreds of deliveries made by our A47 is a main artery into Norfolk and suppliers, growers and hauliers every dualling it will really make a difference day we support the proposed work to for business in our region – bringing key increase the capacity of the A47, which areas closer. This would be great for we think would be a significant upgrade Norfolk, great for business and great for to the transport infrastructure across people.” the region. A fully dualled A47 would help alleviate congestion, increase the efficiency of deliveries, and deliver Lindsey Rix, Managing Director, significant environmental benefits.” Savings and Retirement, Aviva
Colm McKay, Agriculture Director, British Sugar
The business view “Investment in improved transport infrastructure is an essential step to unlocking Great Yarmouth’s true potential. The ability to attract opportunities will not only benefit existing businesses but also the communities we serve today and the future prosperity we can deliver tomorrow.”
Richard Goffin, Port Director, Peel Ports
“Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently employs around 1,300 staff within “The A47 is a piece of strategic our teams and services based in infrastructure essential to the economic Peterborough and Wisbech. A large wellbeing of Norfolk. Although just over proportion of our colleagues frequently the border in Suffolk, our vehicles use use the A47 both to and from work it on a daily basis making deliveries bases and also, importantly, to patients all over East Anglia and into the living in and around the area, delivering Midlands. We would greatly welcome care that supports many people to live any improvements to this important independently at home.… We welcome arterial route.” any plans to improve access to and from locations in and around this route.”
Andy Wood OBE, Tracy Dowling, Chief Executive, Cambridgeshire Chief Executive, Adnams Plc and Peterborough Foundation Trust Get in touch
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The A47 Alliance is supported by local MPs and consists of 20 organisations including the Local Enterprise Partnership, local and combined authorities, Chambers of Commerce and the RAC Foundation. The wider Alliance also has support from businesses and stakeholders along the A47.