Overnight road closures on Acle Straight for safety camera works

According to crashmap.co.uk, which says it maps collision data using information from the government and police forces, there were 17 collisions classed as either serious or fatal along the road between May 2019 and January 2025.

Conservative Graham Plant, the county council portfolio holder for transport, said the A47 Alliance, external[1] wanted the road - stretching from Lowestoft to Peterborough - to be a dual carriageway.

"Average speed cameras aren't what we wanted but given the accident rate on this stretch, safety will always be a major factor," he said.

However, he said he was not happy with a reduced speed limit of 50mph.

References

1. ^ A47 Alliance, external (www.a47alliance.co.uk)