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Protected snails moved for A47 upgrade project

BBC News 15 Dec 2025
The snails are thriving in new sites they have been moved to, a report says ... .
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Protected rare Norfolk snails moved for A47 upgrade project

BBC News 15 Dec 2025
The presence of little whirlpool Ramshorn snails living in ditches surrounding the A47 Acle Straight near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, had led to to delays in upgrading the single-carriageway road.
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Breedon appointed surfacing contractor for major A47 Tuddenham project (Breedon Group plc)

Public Technologies 03 Dec 2025
). Essential construction materials provider Breedon Group plc has been announced as the surfacing contractor for the A47 North Tuddenham to Easton project, and will lay 195,000 tonnes of asphalt along the new East Anglia road ... Download press release.
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Fast forward – freshly laid road surface marks significant progress for A47 in Norfolk one year on (National Highways Ltd)

Public Technologies 02 Dec 2025
Meanwhile, 12 huge new beams weighing 35 tonnes each have been lifted into place for a new bridge, which will ultimately take traffic from Blofield to join the A47 East bound to Great Yarmouth.
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Blofield A47 road scheme on track to finish next spring

BBC News 22 Nov 2025
Work on the 2.6-mile (4.2km) stretch of the A47 will replace the existing single-lane section between Blofield and North Burlingham east of Norwich with a dual carriageway and is due to be completed by the summer.
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Man accused of attempted murders in A47 incident near Norwich

BBC News 17 Nov 2025
The 20-year-old was being transported to Essex by officers when the car made a sudden stop on the A47 near Norwich on 6 October, Norfolk Police said ... The car made a sudden stop on the A47 Norwich ...
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Woman killed on the A47 in King

BBC News 14 Nov 2025
The 49-year-old left the hospital before being treated, and although staff booked her a taxi she later walked into King's Lynn and on to the A47 near Saddlebow, where she was killed ... "I didn't know what I could do," he said ... .
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Norwich Thickthorn and A47 roadworks cause traffic

BBC News 07 Nov 2025
A £200m upgrade of the Thickthorn junction of the A11, near Norwich, has coincided with a lane closure on the A47 southern bypass between Little Melton and the A140 Ipswich Road.
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Weekend closure plan warning for busy A47 from Easton to Dereham

BBC News 05 Nov 2025
Drivers are being warned of plans to close a busy section of the A47 in Norfolk over a weekend, as part of £300m dual carriageway works ... The A47 runs between Lowestoft and Leicester, and passes ...
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A47 road closure

BBC News 25 Oct 2025
Work to upgrade the A47 between Blofield and North Burlingham, in Norfolk, has already seen its junction with Yarmouth Road closed, but now the opposite end of the main road through Blofield will shut in November for roadworks too.
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