Improving the A47 North Tuddenham to Easton dualling Public consultation March 2017 We have been working closely with local The 6 schemes are: authorities to ensure that our proposals align 3. Scheme objectives Improving the A47 corridor: with local and regional plans and aspirations for We are improving the A47 around A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling growth. The objectives of the proposed North Tuddenham to Easton dualling scheme are: Peterborough, Norwich and A47 Guyhirn junction improvement There will be a further statutory public Great Yarmouth to create better, consultation before any scheme is fi nalised. Supporting economic growth safer journeys. A47 North Tuddenham to Easton dualling The consultation will run for 6 weeks from Contributing to sustainable economic growth by supporting employment and residential Monday 13 March to Friday 21 April 2017. A47 Blofield to North Burlingham dualling development opportunities. The scheme aims to reduce congestion-related delay, improve journey A47/A11 Thickthorn junction improvement time reliability and increase the overall capacity of 1. Introduction 2. Need for the scheme the A47. A47 Great Yarmouth junction improvements About us Approximately half of the A47 is already dual A safe and serviceable network (Formerly A47/A12 junction enhancements) carriageway standard, but the section between North Tuddenham and Easton is still single Highways England is the government owned carriageway. This acts as a bottleneck, resulting Improving road safety for all road users by company charged with operating, maintaining We are consulting on all 6 schemes at the same in congestion and leading to longer and unreliable designing to modern highway standards and improving England’s motorways and major time. In this brochure, you can find out more journey times. This section of the A47 also has a appropriate for a major A road. A roads. Formerly the Highways Agency, we about the A47 North Tuddenham to Easton dualling. To fi nd out more about the other poor safety record. became a government owned company in 2015. A more free-flowing network schemes or request a copy of the consultation brochure, please visit: There are a number of reasons for these About the A47 corridor problems. Our investigations to date have Increasing the resilience of the road in coping improvement scheme highlighted these issues as: with incidents such as collisions, breakdowns, maintenance and extreme weather. The improved Online: Road layout route between North Tuddenham and Easton In 2014 the government published the www.highways.gov.uk/a47Improvement will be more reliable, reducing journey times and Road Investment Strategy (RIS) setting out providing capacity for future traffi c growth. a £15.1 billion investment for 2015-2020 to Difficulty of accessing and crossing the Email: improve journeys on England’s motorways A47 from side accesses and roads A47NorthTuddenhamtoEastonRIS@ Improved environment and major A roads. highwaysengland.co.uk Standard of the road and junctions Protecting the environment by minimising adverse The RIS includes a package of 6 schemes impacts and, where possible, improving the to improve journeys on the 115 mile section Traffic levels outgrowing the capacity of the environmental effects of the scheme on those of the A47 between Peterborough and Great In total, over £2 billion is being invested in road, causing tailbacks and delays living along the route. Yarmouth. Together, the proposals will relieve the East of England to create better and safer congestion and improve the reliability of journey journeys across the region. Limited opportunities for overtaking slower times for drivers. An accessible and integrated network moving vehicles We want your views The A47 trunk road forms part of the strategic Ensuring the proposals take into account local Development in the local area road network and provides for a variety of local, communities and access to the road network, medium and long distance trips between the A1 We are consulting on proposals to improve the providing a safer route between communities and the east coast. The corridor connects the A47 between North Tuddenham and Easton. Our The delays on this stretch of the A47 are forecast for cyclists, pedestrians, equestrians and other cities of Norwich and Peterborough, the towns of proposals will create a new dual carriageway that to worsen if nothing is done to improve capacity non-motorised groups. Wisbech, Kings Lynn, Dereham, Great Yarmouth will relieve congestion, provide extra road space, and connectivity. and Lowestoft and a succession of villages in improve safety and help provide a free-fl owing Value for money what is largely a rural area. network. In developing this scheme, we aim to address these issues by upgrading this section of the A47 Ensuring that the scheme is affordable and The schemes include converting almost This consultation provides you with an opportunity to a high quality dual carriageway. delivers good value for money. 8 miles of single carriageway to dual carriageway to view, discuss and help shape our proposals. and making improvements to junctions across This will help us understand what is important to The improvements will support economic growth the route. our customers and local communities, and inform by making journeys safer and more reliable. 2 the selection of a preferred route. 3 Proposed option 1 Dualling to the north of 4. Our proposed the existing A47 options B1535 We have developed 4 route options Weston A1067 for consultation. Longville Building a new dual carriageway to RiRiver Wensum ver the north of the existing A47. Wens um Dualling the existing A47. d Proposed oa R junction h Building a new dual carriageway t a Hockering North e Taverham e to the south and to the north of the n H Heath a Tuddenham L existing A47. l l Ringland Ha Weston Green Building a new dual carriageway to e the south of the existing A47. n a . L n L A47 Park y d Where we propose to build a new Lane d n o a o road, the existing carriageway will be S W Low Road Hockering retained for access to fi elds, farms, B1535 properties and for non-motorists. Mattishall LaLanene Mill Lane Taverham Road Proposed option 1 Queen’s A47 Hills . ch Lane Option 1 proposes building a new n Proposed L s dual carriageway to the north of the ’ ChurChurch Lane y junction r Honingham existing A47. r e River Tud B The new dual carriageway follows East an alignment running to the north Tuddenham A47 of the existing A47. Mattishall Dereham Road Easton Road At the western end of the scheme, Costessey the route passes to the south of Lodge Hockering Wood,a Site of Special Colton Scientifi c Interest, and to the north of the village of Hockering. The remainder of the route passes predominantly through open farm land and woodland habitat before crossing the River Tud close to River Yare Easton. Where we are creating a new road to the north of the existing A47, we Barford would need to acquire land along © Crown copyright and database rights 2017 Ordnance Survey 100030649 - N160494 - DIAGRAMMATIC the route. 4 5 Proposed option 2 Dualling of the Proposed existing A47 B1535 option 2 Weston Longville A1067 Option 2 proposes dualling of the existing A47. River Wensum W ensu m The new dual carriageway d Proposed oa R follows an alignment running junction h t as close as possible to the a Hockering North e Taverham e n H Heath a existing A47. Tuddenham L l l Ringland Ha Weston Green Improvements to the existing e n alignment will be needed to a . L n L A47 Park y d bring the route up to dual Lane d n o a o d S carriageway standards. In W Low RRoadoad Hockering places this will deviate from the B1535 existing alignment. Mattishall Lane Mill Lane Taverham RoaRoad Queen’s We would need to acquire land A47 Hills in order to widen the current . ch Lane n Proposed L route to a dual carriageway s ’ ChurChurch Lane y junction and accommodate the r Honingham r e River Tud improvements. B East A47 Mattishall Tuddenham DeDerehamreham RoaRoad Easton d Costessey Lodge Colton River Yare Barford © Crown copyright and database rights 2017 Ordnance Survey 100030649 - N160494 - DIAGRAMMATIC 6 7 Proposed option 3 Dualling to the south and Proposed north of the existing A47 option 3 B1535 Weston Longville A1067 Option 3 proposes building a new dual carriageway to the south and RiveRiver Wensum r W to the north of the existing A47. e nsu m d Proposed oa R The new dual carriageway h junction t Hockering follows an alignment running a North e Taverham e Heath n H a to the south of the A47 but to Tuddenham L l the north of the River Tud as l Proposed Ringland Ha the route passes the village of over/under Weston Green e Hockering. bridge n a . L n L A47 Park y d Lane d n o a o The carriageway then switches S W Low Road Hockering to the north of the existing A47 B1535 as the route passes the village MatMattishalltishall Lane Mill Lane of Honingham. Taverham Road Queen’s Hills A47 The route passes predominantly . n Proposed through open farm land and L s ’ Church Lane y junction some woodland habitat and r Honingham r e River Tud crosses the River Tud at the B Easton end. East A47 Mattishall Tuddenham DDerehamereham Road The proposed route of the A47 Easton is a new and wider highway Costessey and will therefore require the Lodge acquisition of land along the Colton route. River Yare Barford © Crown copyright and database rights 2017 Ordnance Survey 100030649 - N160494 - DIAGRAMMATIC 8 9 Proposed option 4 Dualling to the south Proposed of the existing A47 B1535 option 4 Weston Longville A1067 Option 4 proposes building a new dual carriageway to the south of the River Wensum existing A47.