Any business person who has spent time this week queuing on the A47 due the work being carried out on the new Postwick roundabout, will have seen the completion date of April 2015 with a heavy heart. We know there is no gain without pain and to ensure the safety to the construction workers is essential, but the thought of our visitors as well as regular commuters dealing with the significant queues especially over the holiday periods is not a great prospect.
The Norfolk Chamber is pleased to see that Norfolk County Council and the Highways Agency have taken on board that changes to the traffic management arrangement needed to be reviewed and that these changes will happen on 29th May. We are advised that under the new arrangements, both lanes will be open on the approach to the safe working area, however the inside lane will be used only for traffic taking the slip road off the A47. All other Gt Yarmouth-bound traffic will have to move into the outside lane, and the inside lane will be closed from the slip road. The system will work by requiring drivers to ‘get in lane’ on their approach to the junction which should reduce delays.
To make this change, the A47 will be closed overnight on Thursday 29 May from 8pm. The maximum period of closure allowed is to 6am the following morning, but the road will reopen as soon as work allows.
