Following the two recent fatal crashes on the A47 at King’s Lynn and Swaffham, the Norfolk Chamber has joined with the A47 Alliance and others to call for important safety improvements along this busy and vital route through Norfolk.
Henry Bellingham, MP for North West Norfolk said:
“The A47 is a dangerous road because it is busy and only parts of it are dualled, which gives people the impression they are on a fast trunk road. The vast majority of accidents happen on the single carriageway.”
Jonathan Cage, Vice President of Norfolk Chamber and Managing Director of Create Consulting Engineers said:
“The A47 is the main route from east to west across Norfolk and is important to the economy of our County. The route has a combination of single and dualled sections of the carriageway and the two recent tragic accidents illustrate how dangerous this road can be. Dualling the A47 would have both economic and safety benefits and Norfolk Chamber wants to see more sections of this vital route dualled as soon as possible.”
The next A47 Alliance meeting will be held in October and Jonathan Cage will be attending the meeting on behalf of Norfolk Chamber to ensure business views are heard.
