Marshland St. James Parish Council

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Marshland St. James WTRO5728 PT

Project Randall

The latest consultation for the Marshland St James Neighbourhood Plan is now live on the Borough Council’s website. Please follow the link, look at the documents, and participate in the consultation process.
https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/info/20127/neighbourhood_plans/1016/marshland_st_james_neighbourhood_plan

Dear Customer

 

Following a formal statutory process, I am writing to let you know that we’re reducing the speed limit on the A47 between Peterborough to Pullover Roundabout in King’s Lynn at the following sections:

 

Section 1 – A47 Welland Road roundabout to Oversley Lodge roundabout will change from the National Speed Limit of 60mph to 50mph

 

Section 2 – Thorney New Cut roundabout to Thorney Toll will change from the National Speed Limit of 60mph to 50mph

 

Section 3 – Thorney Toll village will change from National Speed Limit of 60mph to 40mph

 

Section 4 – Thorney Toll to Guyhirn will change from the National Speed Limit of 60mph to 50mph

 

Section 5 – Guyhirn to Wisbech will change from the National Speed Limit of 60mph to 50mph

 

Section 6 – Shoreboat Roundabout to Pullover roundabout will change from the National Speed Limit of 60mph to 50mph

 

These speed management changes are based on collision and risk assessment data. This scheme aims to improve safety for all road users by reducing the number of people harmed on this route.

 

Work includes the installation of speed limit signage and twenty new variable speed cameras to enforce the new speed limits.

 

We are not responsible for the enforcement of speed limits, that responsibility lies with the relevant police force.

 

We are planning to start work on Monday 24 February 2025. This will last approximately 10 months. We will work between 8pm and 6am on weeknights only, weather permitting.

 

Closures and diversions

To carry out the work safely, we will need to close the A47 in four sections, and divert traffic as detailed in the table below:

 

Closure	Dates	Diversion
Wisbech Roundabout to Pullover Roundabout	24 February to 01 May 2025 (weeknights)	Traffic travelling eastbound on the A47 will be diverted onto A1101 at Wisbech Roundabout. Follow the A1101 and A1122 to the A10 to rejoin the A47 at Hardwick Roundabout.   Traffic travelling westbound will follow the same diversion as above, but in reverse.   (Map 1)
Guyhirn Roundabout to Wisbech Roundabout	May 2025 to July 2025 (weeknights)	Traffic travelling eastbound on the A47 will be diverted off at Guyhirn Roundabout onto the A141 until turning left onto the A142. Follow the A142 to the A10 and continue on the A10 towards Downham Market. Turn left onto A1122 and then continue onto the A1101 before rejoining the A47 at Wisbech Roundabout.   Traffic travelling westbound will follow the same diversion as above, but in reverse.   (Map 2)
Dogsthorpe Roundabout to Guyhirn Roundabout	Late Summer 2025 (weeknights)	Traffic travelling eastbound on the A47 will be diverted onto the A15 Paston Pkwy at Dogsthorpe Roundabout, turn right onto A1139 and exit the A1139 at junction 3A onto the A605 and follow to the A141 before rejoining the A47 at Guyhirn Roundabout.   Traffic travelling westbound will follow the same diversion as above, but in reverse.   (Map 3)
Dogsthorpe Roundabout to Littlewood Roundabout	November 2025 (weeknights)	Traffic travelling eastbound on the A47 will be diverted onto the A15 Paston Pkwy at Dogsthorpe Roundabout. Continue on the A15 turn left onto Eye Road and onto the Peterborough Road (A1139) rejoin the A47 at Eye Road Roundabout.   Traffic travelling westbound will follow the same diversion as above, but in reverse.   (Map 4)

 

Laybys along the A47 will be closed 24/7 during each phase while we introduce the speed limit reduction and install the new variable speed cameras.

 

Please note dates are subject to changes once work begins and we’ll aim update to you as soon as possible should our work programme change.

 

A map of each of the diversions can be found below.

 

How to find out more

 

Please visit our dedicated webpage for regular updates throughout the work, or alternatively sign up for news alerts here: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east/safety-schemes-in-the-east-region/

 

 

If you would like more information, please contact us on 0300 123 5000, or by email at  [email protected].

 

Yours faithfully

 

Niamh McGrath

Project Manager

Operations East, Scheme Delivery Team

Your Parish Council has tried, without success, to have Walton Road out to the A47 adding to the gritting routes in cold weather.

Norfolk County Council have now released the following statement:

NCC cannot grit all of Norfolk’s 6,159 mile (9,911 km) road network because of the time it would take and the cost involved.

 

Priorities for gritting roads have been established on the basis of the route hierarchy and level of use.  The main roads will be gritted before other routes.

 

Our three hour gritting runs cover a total of approximately 2,200 miles (3,500 km) on A, B and some C class roads – commuter and major bus routes and as far as is possible one route into all villages.  Some footways in the pedestrian areas of central King’s Lynn, central Great Yarmouth and central Norwich are also treated as priority.

 

National Highways treats 143 miles of trunk roads including the A11 and A47.

 

While it is unlikely that any additional roads will be added to our current schedules, if you feel you have an exceptional case for amending them, you should contact your Parish or Town Clerk. If you live in Norwich you should contact your local councillor.

 

Although the County Council carries out the assessment in line with the Winter Service Policy, the view of a parish or town council is important and is taken into consideration. Due to limited salt capacity on the gritting vehicles and time constraints, it is likely that an existing road may need to be removed from the current schedule to accommodate a new addition.