A47 ROADWORKS and NORWICH WESTERN LINK
Norwich Western Link and A47 Local Liaison Group.
The Minutes of the latest meeting on the 22nd October 2025 can be found here.
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A47 Road Improvement
The Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps granted the planning application called a Development Consent Order (DCO) on Friday 12th August 2022, which allows National Highways to proceed with the plans to improve the A47 between North Tuddenham to Easton.
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To keep up to date with the project, please find the link to the National Highways page below:
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https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east/a47-north-tuddenham-to-easton-improvement/
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Details of imminent road closures is available on the Hockering Facebook Group.
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The Contractors for this work, Galliford Try, have informed the Parish Council that several footpaths in the Parish will be affected by this work. The paths affected include:
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The Lyng Road connecting path and cycle path with the A47 and onward path to Hockering will be permanently closed from 30 Sep 2024 for construction of the new Lyng Road junction and access road in Hockering.
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Mattishall Lane will be will than be permanently closed for earthworks from the Spring 2025. While not a footpath many people use this as a connecting route.
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Gypsy Lane (Hockering FP7) and the footpath running to the west (Hockering FP8) will be permanently closed from 30 Sep 2024.
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Honingham Restricted Byway 1 (RB1) from Dereham Road northwards, will be closed permanently from 23 Sep 2024.
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The footpath from Honingham Roundabout to Taverham Road is partially closed. Access to the Church will be maintained as safety allows.
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The A47 crossing from Easton to Dog Lane/Ringland Lane will be permanently closed from the summer of 2026.
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Latest Updates from Galliford Try
Please click on the following link to see the latest update. A47 Update 15.8.25
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