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Views sought on cutting A-road's 60mph speed limit

Google A section of straight A47 single carriageway road, with white road markings and a green highways sign to the left which reads A47 in yellow, and, in white lettering, Wisbech 19; King's Lynn 32; Norwich 76. A truck with a yellow skip on the back can be seen driving off into the distance, and foliage either side of road. Google
The plan affects five sections of single carriageway between Peterborough and Great Yarmouth

Views are being sought on plans to cut the speed limit along stretches of a major road through Cambridgeshire and Norfolk for safety reasons.

National Highways wants to reduce the speed limit on the A47 from 60mph to 50mph on single carriageway sections due to the number of collisions in which people were hurt or seriously injured.

This would include the stretch between Peterborough and King's Lynn and the notorious Acle Straight between Norwich and Great Yarmouth.

"The proposals aim to improve road safety for all road users by introducing reduced speed limits, which we anticipate will reduce the frequency and severity of collisions," National Highways said.

The A47 in Norfolk, between Necton and Dereham, could also have a 50mph limit, with a 40mph limit suggested for the Thorney Toll section between Peterborough and Wisbech.

When the plans were revealed in September, the A47 Alliance, made up of councillors and businesses, said it would continue to fight for the dualling of the road's single carriageways, and called these speed limit plans the "cheaper option".

The consultation documents are available at local libraries in the affected areas or via National Highways until 13 December.

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