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The A47 Investing in East-West Success The A47 Investing in East-West Success Why getting the A47 fully dualled is vital to the East of England’s businesses and economic growth Government to commit The A47 Alliance’s current PAGE 2 PAGE We funding to fully dual the priorities for improvements A47 by 2030, together to the A47 are: with appropriate grade ask separation at junctions • Dualling the Acle Straight to Great Yarmouth in east Norfolk The A47 Alliance’s current • Dualling Tilney to East Winch priorities funded as part of (including Hardwick flyover Road Investment Strategy dualling) in west Norfolk 2 (RIS2), with the work carried out between 2020 • Dualling the A47 between and 2025 the A16 junction east of Peterborough and Walton Highway east of Wisbech - Junction improvements at Junction 15 in Peterborough Enormous potential World-leading We for sustainable housing and hubs for: job growth • offshore energy 3 PAGE offer Three of the top five fastest growing city • food science economies in the UK and agri-tech are in the East of England • advanced – Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich (UK Powerhouse Study, 2018) engineering Economic uplift • life science to increase the East of • technology England’s net contribution to the UK economy Businesses and organisations of national significance King’s Lynn along the A47 Port Aviva Insurance Marsh Insurance Norfolk County Council Ben Burgess Bespak Medical King’s Lynn Bernard Matthews Boathouse Norwich Airport Baker Perkins Business Centre Mars Westcotec Ltd International and domestic Tesco Regional Distribution Centre connections R G Carter PAGE 4 PAGE Perkins Engines Company Perenco A1 Wisbech Dereham Kettle Foods Peterborough Regional College Start-rite Nestle Purina Great A1 Peterborough City Hospital Cooper Roller D & F McCarthy to the Bearings Co Ltd Swaham Pasta Foods Norwich Yarmouth Norfolk Showground North Palm Paper Ltd RAF Marham Norwich Research Park Gardline Marine Great Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital Surveyors Boskalis Yarmouth Port Peterborough March University of East Anglia Peel Ports Connections Cranswick Country A1 Anglia Farmers Ltd A11 Equinoir (Statoil) to Europe British Sugar Foods Norfolk to the Easton College To Cambridge Vattenfall South Travelex and London Proserve Stainless Metalcraft Royal Sun Alliance A1 Asco Thomas Cook HQ Lotus Cars Alicat API technologies Lowestoft Peterborough Business Park Hethel Engineering Centre Minerva Business Park BGL Group To Ipswich and London A12 Amazon UK Serivces Ltd Addison Lee Map Key = Enterprise Zone What are businesses saying? We asked businesses said it would reduce across the region with a 95% inefficiencies and 5 PAGE combined turnover of delays travelling said it would attract £5.5 billion 90% more customers that employ said it would allow 50,000+ staff 88% them to invest with what a fully dualled confidence A47 could do for them Image courtesy of Mike Page Our three A47 dualling priorities would... 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 Reduce additional costs to businesses due to delays, estimated at Bring about £27m for haulage companies benefits of £40m in regional markets by reducing delay and congestion and increasing efficiency Generate £200m+ benefits from enhanced productivity Dualling would produce an average The case for travel time £50bn Acle saving of investment in East of England Straight 10 minutes energy sector planned over the next 20 years, including in dualling internationally significant 9,000 jobs and energy clusters in Great 4,500 supply Yarmouth and Lowestoft chain jobs will be King’s Lynn A47 Alliance created in the Lowestoft Port Norwich Airport RIS2 funding and Great Yarmouth International Carries around and domestic priority Enterprise Zone by 2025 connections 21,000 vehicles a day, well above the King’s Lynn recommended 13,000 for Peterborough a single carriageway road to Walton Highway dualling A1 Dereham Wisbech Population growth A1 Great to the Norwich Yarmouth of 18,000 in Great North Great High ‘benefit Yarmouth and Waveney Tilney to East Yarmouth boroughs between Peterborough March Winch dualling Port to cost’ A1 (including Hardwick A11 Connections 2011 and 2031 to the yover dualling) Acle Straight to Europe ratio from dualling To Cambridge dualling South and London A1 Lowestoft To Ipswich and London A12 Map Key = Enterprise Zone Dualling would prevent up to 31 fatal and 205 The case for serious casualties Tilney to over the life of the scheme East Winch The new Nar Ouse Business Park, dualling within the Enterprise (including Hardwick Zone, will create flyover dualling) 2,000+ jobs from 2020 A47 Alliance Planned expansion RIS2 funding Planned growth of Hardwick and priority within the borough King’s Saddlebow Industrial Lynn of King’s Lynn and Estates in King’s Lynn Port West NorfolkNorwich of Airport International will provide and domestic 16,500 connections an additional King’s Lynn Port imports new homes 50 hectares of one million King’s Lynn (2001-2026) employment Peterborough tonnes of goods to Walton Highway land dualling A1 Wisbech Dereham per year A1 Great to the Norwich Yarmouth North Great Tilney to East Yarmouth Peterborough March Winch dualling Port A1 (including Hardwick A11 Connections to the yover dualling) Acle Straight to Europe To Cambridge dualling South and London A1 Lowestoft To Ipswich and London A12 Map Key = Enterprise Zone Dualling will facilitate and support the Wisbech Garden Town proposals, a development of up to The case for 12,000 new homes Peterborough to Walton Highway dualling England Highways of Image courtesy The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP area contributes £30 billion GVA A47 Alliance Dualling will address current safety, (gross value added) RIS2 funding congestion and delay per annum to the UK priority King’s problems - with a economy Lynn Port 40%Norwich reduction Airport International Cambridgeshire is the in accidentsand domestic fastest growing county connections and improved in the country with over King’s Lynn 77,000 journey times Peterborough to Walton Highway new houses dualling A1 Wisbech planned to 2031 Dereham A1 Great to the Norwich Yarmouth North Great Tilney to East Yarmouth Peterborough March Winch dualling Port A1 (including Hardwick A11 Connections to the yover dualling) Acle Straight to Europe To Cambridge dualling South and London A1 Lowestoft To Ipswich and London A12 Map Key = Enterprise Zone “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 www.norfolk.gov.uk/justdualit www.a47alliance.co.uk [email protected] A47Alliance @A47Alliance 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..
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