Driver who killed cyclist after “flurry” of phone activity avoids prison sentence
A van driver who was distracted by his phone before colliding with and killing a cyclist on a dual carriageway in Norfolk has avoided prison, instead being handed a 12-month sentence suspended for 18 months and a 12-month driving ban after admitting causing death by careless driving. Campaigners have described the judge’s decision as tantamount to the death […]
£200m Norfolk road scheme gets government approval
Norwich residents are set to see faster journeys and thousands of new homes and jobs in the region as ministers approve the long delayed A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction scheme, the government has announced. Backed by over £200 million, this road development will significantly speed up journey times, reduce pressure on the junction and save commuters, businesses […]
£65m road upgrade on A11 completed
National Highways’ concrete reconstruction scheme on the A11 at Wymondham has been completed. The project involved the removal of the old concrete road surface and some of its foundations, before rebuilding with recycled material and a new asphalt top. National Highways also used initiaitves to to reduce the CO2 emissions during construction. This includes recycling 60,000 […]
National Highways aims to get rid of ‘bumpy bottom’ on the way to Six Mile Bottom as major A11 resurfacing scheme set to start
Road users in Cambridgeshire are set for safer and smoother journeys as National Highways begins work next week on a multi-million-pound road surface upgrade to the A11 near Sawston. The £12-millon project will see an 11-mile stretch of the A11 between Babraham and Six Mile Bottom resurfaced. An upgraded central safety barrier and new signs […]
A11 to be next project as part of National Highways plan to ‘revitalise’ its concrete road surfaces
National Highways is to begin work on a £60m project to reconstruct and re-lay the concrete road surface of the A11 carriageway between Spooner Row and Tuttles Interchange, as a part of its nationwide drive to revitalise concrete roads across the country. The surface of this stretch of the A11 was laid in the 1990s. […]