15August2014
PostwickHub–UpdateNo.8
TheearthworksalongthemainroutenorthoftheA47arewelladvanced,withthemovementofsoiltocreatethenewembankmentsandcuttingslopesmostlycomplete.Workhasnowstartedonthenewroadpavementfoundationlayersandhasprogressedwelloverthelasttwoweeks:
WorkstoinstalloneofthenewhighwaydrainagesystemstotheNorthofthesitehasalsocommenced.Theconstructionworkinvolveslayingtheundergroundpipesystemwhichwilltakethewaterfromtheroadtothenewinfiltrationponds:
WorkisbeingcarriedoutbothNorthandSouthoftheA47forthenewbridgeovertheA47.OntheNorthside,constructionofaworkingplatform,inpreparationforpiling,iswellunderway:
OnthesouthsideoftheA47themainpilingworkhasstartedandisprogressingwell:
SouthoftheA47newductsarebeinglaidbetweenOaksLaneandtheParkandRidesite.Thisworkisinpreparationfordiversionofelectricalcablessoconstructionofthenewroundaboutandsignalisedjunctioncanstart.
Thenewfootway/cycletracktotheSouthoftheParkRidesiteisnearlycompleteandisplannedtobeopennextweek.ThenewfacilitywillprovidealinkbetweenOaksLaneandtheParkandRidesite:
TrafficManagement
A47Westbounddaily‘offpeak’lane1closures.
A47Eastbound–‘entry’SliproadtowardsGtYarmouthnighttimeroadclosuresplannedtostartonthe26thAugustforthreeweeks20.00–06.00hoursMontoFri.ThediversionroutewillbeviathePostwickoverbridge,A47Westbound,A146Trowsebypass,A47
Eastbound.
50mphtemporaryspeedlimitsarenowinforceontheEastandWestboundcarriagewaysforthedurationoftheworks.30mphlimitsinforceonA1042andBroadlandWay.
OaksLaneclosuredatehasnowbeenconfirmedas18Augustforaperiodoffivemonths.DiversionroutewillbeA1042YarmouthRoad,C440BrundallLowRd,C440
ChurchRd,U59404CullingsHill.
DuetotheclosureatOaksLane,the50mphtemporaryspeedlimitontheA47
Westboundcarriagewaywillbeextended.The50mphspeedlimitwillnowstart½milebeforethe‘exit’sliproad.Thesliproaditselfwillalsobe50mphupuntilthe30mphspeedlimitstartsatChurchRoad.
Pedestrian/cycleaccessduringtheclosureatOaksLanewillbeviathenewfootwaylinkingOaksLanetotheexistingParkandRidesite,whichisduetobecompletenextweek.Untilthenewfootwayisopen,pedestriansandcyclistswillbesignedthroughtheclosureatOaksLane.
OffPeakTrafficManagementonA1042YarmouthRoadsouthoftheA47willcontinuetoberequiredatcertaintimes,thiswillbeintheformoftwo-waytemporarytrafficsignals.
AttachedattheendoftheNewsletterareextractsfromtheContractors‘timelineprogramme’forweek10toweek20.
Thisandfuturenewsletters,togetherwithtimingsofthedifferentstagesofTrafficManagementduringtheworks,canbeviewedontheCountyCouncilswebsite,pleaseseebelow.
ForFurtherInformation
FurtherinformationontrafficmanagementduringtheworksandupdatesonprogresscanbefoundonNorfolkCountyCouncilwebsite.
LiveroadworksinformationcanbeviewedontheCountyCouncil'swebsite here,orfrom
'Roadworks'intheA-ZofServices.
TimEllis,DeputyProjectManager,on07885579597,or
NorfolkCountyCouncilhighwaysenquirieson03448008020
LucyWashington–
BirseCivilsGeneralEnquiries08000329760
Legend::
CurrentRoad–remainiiingCurrentRoad–repllacedCurrentTrunkRoad–A47
NewRoad–underconstructiion
@Wk_10
Heath
Farm
Commentary::
HeathFarmaccess--diiversiioncomplleted
Statsdiiversiions
UtiilliityCorridior--PRStage1
Archaeollogy–compllete
LiinkRoadconstructiion–ini
progress
NewBriidge–NorthpiierDiivergeTaper
Prrojjecct
Offfiice
Broadlalnd
BusiniessPark
A1042
EBMerge
Sliproad
Grange
Farm
EBDiverge
Sliproad
ParkRidie
A47
SiiteOfffiiceCompound
A1042
Spring
14
Jan15
Autumn
15
10203040506070
Legend::
CurrentRoad–remainiiingCurrentRoad–repllacedCurrentTrunkRoad–A47
NewRoad–underconstructiion
Prrojjectt
Offfiice
Broadlalnd
BusiniessPark
@Wk_20
Heath
Farm
Commentary::
LiinkRoadconstructiion–iniprogress…
MergeTaper--Newbriidge–NorthAbutment
NorthPieir
SouthAbutment…..
UtiilliityCorridior–PRStage1
Statsdiiversiions…..DiivergeTaper…
PRJJunctiionreconffiiguratiion...Southembankment…
PRExtensiion–enablliing
A1024
EBMerge
Sliproad
ks…..
Grange
Farm
EBDiverge
Sliproad
ParkRidie
A47
SititeOffficiceCompound
A1024
Spring
14
Jan15
Autumn
15
10203040506070