Overview
- Drivers began using the newly dualled 2.6‑mile stretch this morning after a brief delay at the switch‑on.
- The traffic move followed a one‑day postponement from March 17 due to windy weather, with the opening targeted for 6am on March 18.
- Initial running is limited to one lane in each direction with a 40mph limit while crews complete works on the old carriageway, with full 70mph operation planned once finished.
- National Highways and contractor Galliford Try are delivering the scheme, which carries around 30,000 vehicles a day and is intended to boost safety and capacity on the Norwich–Great Yarmouth route.
- The upgrade also adds safety improvements at Blofield’s Yarmouth Road junction, a bridge linking Blofield and North Burlingham, and a two‑tier junction connecting the B1140 South Walsham and Coxhill roads.