Norfolk secures multi-year funding boost for highways and bus services
Norfolk County Council has welcomed two major funding announcements from government, providing long-term certainty for highways maintenance and bus services for the first time in many years. The multi-year settlements will allow the council to plan with confidence and deliver programmes of work that join up different funding streams to maximise impact for residents and […]
Norfolk: Average speed cameras installed on A47
Average speed cameras have been installed on a Norfolk trunk road that has a history of fast driving, injuries and fatal crashes. National Highways reduced the speed of the A47 Acle Straight, east of Norwich, in April from 60mph to 50mph (96km/h to 80km/h) to improve safety, says the BBC. However, Adrian Clothier, engineering team […]
Norwich shopping centre welcomes Christmas roadwork pause
The decision to restrict the number of roadworks taking place in Norwich in the run-up to Christmas has been welcomed by a shopping centre boss. Norfolk County Council told the BBC that only emergency works by utility companies will be allowed in the city ahead of the festive period. Concerns had previously been raised about […]
New £700m Norfolk-wide highways contract awarded to Kier with focus on boosting local skills and employment
Norfolk County Council has appointed Kier as its new long-term contractor responsible for the maintenance and construction of the county’s highway network. Kier will deliver a comprehensive programme of highways maintenance and improvement, including road resurfacing and surface dressing, bridge works, drainage and the delivery of new transport infrastructure. As part of the contract, Kier […]
Norwich: New camera can’t be used to catch corner takers
A camera installed in Norwich to catch drivers making illegal turns cannot be used because a council did not realise a legal document was more than four decades out of date. The BBC says the camera was put up to catch drivers making illegal right turns from Carrow Road (adjacent to Norwich City FC’s stadium) […]
Norfolk County Council issues over £685,000 in fines for non-compliant road works
Norfolk County Council issued more than 44,000 street and roadwork permits last year (2024/25) with utility companies and developers accounting for 75% of all works. The Council’s role is to coordinate and manage street works across the county, however there are 79 different utility companies who have the legal right to undertake work within the […]
Norfolk’s roads to get miles of improvements to prevent potholes
Norfolk County Council’s annual spring and summer road surface dressing programme started this week and will see Norfolk’s roads get a new seal to help prevent potholes forming and extending the life of roads with a new skid-resistant surface to reduce the risk of accidents. The work continues through until September, to take advantage of the […]
Norfolk’s highways set for major investment in 2025
A series of investments and improvements to Norfolk’s highways infrastructure will be reviewed by the Norfolk County Council’s Cabinet next month. Papers released on Friday outlined how 97 parishes, from Antingham, to Worstead, will benefit from schemes which will be delivered thanks to the councils Parish Partnership scheme. The 2025/26 programme will deliver what communities […]
Norfolk County Council supports AGD’s “Cone B” signal trial
Norfolk County Council is working in collaboration with Vision Norfolk and AGD Systems as the first county in the UK to trial a new type of tactile signal for future use at signal-controlled crossings. Currently, the tactile signal used across the county known as ‘Cone A’ takes the form of a tapered cone with a […]
Council to reaffirm opposition to Norwich Western Link
Norwich City Council is set to reaffirm its opposition to a controversial, major new road. The £274m Norwich Western Link (NWL), proposed by Norfolk County Council, would finish a bypass around the city by joining the A47 to the A1067 Fakenham Road. The road has proved newsworthy with objections from government advisers Natural England and […]