Road closures along a major Peterborough parkway will remain in place for the next few days. A lorry crashed into the central reservation of the Frank Perkins/Fletton parkway[1] on Tuesday (June 3) afternoon at around 4pm.
As a result, the road has bee…
Road closures along a major Peterborough parkway will remain in place until emergency repairs are complete. The Frank Perkins parkway in Peterborough[1] has been partially closed since Tuesday (June 3) afternoon after a lorry crashed into the central r…
There are long delays along a major Cambridgeshire parkway after a lorry crash on Tuesday (June 3). The A1139 Frank Perkins parkway in Peterborough is partially blocked this morning (Wednesday, June 4) for emergency repairs.
This is after a lorry crash…
A road remains partially blocked due to a large oil spill after a lorry overturned, police have said.Cambridgeshire Police said it was called at 04:19 BST on Tuesday morning with reports of an overturned lorry on the roundabout on the A605 near the Sta…
A major Leicestershire[1] road was closed for several hours this morning after a lorry overturned. The A47 was shut while emergency services dealt with the incident.
The closure between Billesdon Crossroads B6047 and Wood Lane in Tugby was implemented …
The A1 was closed northbound near Peterborough after a crash caused a lorry to flip on its side.It was shut between junction 17 for Peterborough Services and the Oundle Road turn-off at Chesterton, following the incident at about 04:45 BST. National Hi…
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Plans to reduce the speed limit and install average speed cameras on a section of the A47 have been dropped.
National Highways said its proposal between Little Fransham and Dereham in mid-Norfolk was “no longer being taken forward”.
Its regional director Martin Fellows said: “We have been unable to agree a way forward on the proposed Little Fransham to Dereham safety scheme with our stakeholders, including Norfolk County Council. However, we remain fully committed to delivering safety improvements on the A47.”
Norfolk County Council said the road needed “physical changes” to make it safer.
National Highways has not explained to the BBC the reason why it could not find agreement.
The government’s trunk road agency said work to convert the single-lane section between Blofield and North Burlingham and from North Tuddenham to Easton to a new two-lane dual carriageway were both progressing.
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Earlier in March, safety improvement work began between Acle and Great Yarmouth, with the fitting of average speed cameras which will see the speed limit for cars reduced from 60mph to 50mph.
Additional safety works are also being carried out between King’s Lynn and Peterborough[1] – with 20 average speed cameras being installed.
It will see parts of the road between Lynn and Wisbech reduced from 60mph to 50mph and a 40mph limit through the village of Thorney.
Grahame Bygrave, director of infrastructure at Norfolk County Council, said: “We recently met the Roads Minister to discuss the vital need for improvements on the A47, given its strategic importance for the county’s economy and communities.
“Norfolk County Council was clear that the road requires physical changes to its layout to improve safety outcomes, with over 90% of incidents occurring on single carriageway sections.
“We welcome any attempt to improve safety on the A47 and will continue to work with National Highways to find alternative solutions.”
An overturned lorry closed a Cambridgeshire road, causing long delays, on Monday morning (March 24). Police were called to the incident on the A1139 Fletton Parkway at Hampton, near Peterborough[1], before 5.30am.
A Cambridgeshire[2] Police spokesperso…
A road has been closed after a lorry overturned and shed its load.Police were called to the A1139 Fletton Parkway eastbound carriageway at Hampton, Peterborough, close to junction three at about 05:10 GMT.Social media users reported seeing onions in th…