We, here at the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce would like to ask you to support our Just Dual It! Campaign. The main aim of this very important campaign is to get the entire A47 converted into dual carriageway.
Since the beginning of March 2018, we, along with the EDP and the Norfolk County Council have been campaigning to persuade the Government to fully commit to dualling the whole length of the A47. This road is one of the main truck routes in Norfolk, which stretches from Lowestoft on the East, to Peterborough in the West.
Nova Fairbank, the Public Affairs Manager here at the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce has said:
“It is vital for our county’s economic growth that we can clearly show that Norfolk is ‘open for business’ – which makes it more important than ever that the A47 is fully dualled. We are now calling on a wide range of businesses across Norfolk, from Great Yarmouth, to Dereham, to King’s Lynn and beyond, to show their support for our Just Dual It! Campaign by providing a supporting letter which outlines the impact of the A47 on their business. We need to be able to demonstrate to Government what the benefits of a fully dualled A47 could deliver in terms of greater economic growth and jobs.”
As it stands, only 47% of the A47 major route is dual carriageway. £330m has already been allocated by Highways England to carry out improvements, however, even with is funding, significant stretches of the A47 will be left as single carriageway, and with no current plans to dual them in the near future.
Whilst we have received a huge amount of support across the East of England, the Government has recommended that we need to get support from key local businesses along the A47 route to increase our chances of success in gaining further funding.
This is where we need your help. If you agree with the Just Dual It! Campaign, then please help us make this campaign as strong as we possibly can. You can do this by completing the enclosed outline template and returning it to us by either email: [email protected]
Or by post:
Nova Fairbank
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
9 Norwich Business Park
Whiting Road
Norwich
NR4 6DJ
It shouldn’t take you more than a few minutes to complete and your combined support will greatly increase our chances of securing the much needed funding to dual the entire A47.
The deadline for your responses is Friday, 06 July. We will be taking all the business responses, together with the completed Just Dual It! Postcards down to Westminster later on in July to present our case to Department for Transport ministers.
Please help us make it impossible for the Government to ignore us.
