A47 - Important Roadworks planned

Important Notice from Amey

Work to repair the A47 at King’s Lynn and Swaffham

We are working on behalf of Highways England to repair the road surface of the A47 near you. This work will repair the road at Tilney All Saints, Narborough and Swaffham.                                                                               

Subject to weather conditions, work is planned between Monday 9 and Tuesday 24 January, working between 20:00 and 06:00 on weeknights only. We apologise for any delays this may create.                                                

To keep road users at a safe distance from the works, we will close the A47 in each location while we are working, with a clearly signed diversion route in place.  These closures and diversions will take place as follows:

• Tilney All Saints – the A47 will be closed between the A17 Pullover Roundabout at King’s Lynn and the Shoreboat Roundabout at Tilney All Saints on Monday 9 January. Drivers heading westbound will exit at the Hardwick Roundabout, take the A10 to Downham Market, then the A1122 towards Wisbech then the A1101 to re-join the A47. Drivers heading eastbound will take the A1101 through Wisbech to Long Sutton, then the A17 to re-join the A47. Drivers who miss the initial diversion sign will have to head back to follow the diversion from the beginning.
• Narborough – the A47 will be closed between the junctions with Swaffham Road, Narborough, and the A1122 roundabout, Swaffham, on Tuesday 10 January. Drivers heading westbound will take the A1122 towards Downham Market then the A10 towards King’s Lynn to re-join the A47. Drivers heading eastbound will take the A10 towards Downham Market, then the A134 towards Thetford, then the A1122 towards Swaffham to re-join the A47. Drivers who miss the initial diversion sign will have to head back to follow the diversion from the beginning.
• Swaffham – the A47 will be closed between the A1122 roundabout and Norwich Road Roundabout in both directions from Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 January, then westbound on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 January, and eastbound from Wednesday 18 to Monday 23 January. Drivers heading westbound will exit the A47 at the A11 Thickthorn Interchange, taking the A11 to Thetford, the A134 towards King’s Lynn, the A1122 towards Downham Market, and finally the A10 to re-join the A47. Drivers heading eastbound will follow this diversion in reverse. Access into and out of Swaffham will be maintained via the A1065, Norwich Road and Lynn Road.

We will do our utmost to complete the works as quickly as possible, avoiding disturbance and keeping noise to a minimum.

To stay informed about all the latest major roadworks happening near you, visit www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england to register for the latest alerts.

If you have any enquiries please contact the Highways England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000, or by e-mail to info@highwaysengland.co.uk.