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 […]
Norwich’s first electric buses have hit the streets
Norwich’s first zero-emissions electric buses have hit the city’s streets today. Seven brand new electric double deckers, owned and operated by First Bus, are now serving passengers on the Pink, Red, Orange and Blue lines. These vehicles are the first of a fleet of seventy that are being rolled out over the coming months, to […]
Long Stratton Bypass moves another step forward
Long Stratton’s planned bypass is set to move forward next month when councillors agree crucial next steps. Norfolk County Council’s Cabinet will meet to agree the final financing arrangements for the project and delegate authority to submit the final business case to government and award the contract to construct the new road. At the November […]
