Improvements underway in Norwich following community-led Greenway Plan
Norwich City Council and Sustrans have announced that improvement works are underway at Lakenham Way walking and cycling path. This follows the publication of Sustrans’ Greenway Management Plan (GMP), which was developed in response to last year’s community consultation. Lakenham Way is managed by Sustrans. The GMP is a 10-year vision shaped by feedback from […]
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making illegal turns cannot be used because a council did not realise a legal document was more than four decades out of date.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) […]
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 City Council votes to reject £198m bypass link road
Norwich City Council has voted to reject the proposed Norwich Western Link road. The Norwich Western Link (NWL) would extend the Broadland Northway – or Northern Distributor Road (NDR) – by three miles (5km) by joining the A1067 Fakenham Road to the A47. Norwich City Council’s cabinet voted against the link, claiming it could promote […]