Further weekend closures of the A140 for work on the £47m Long Stratton bypass have been announced.
Drivers have been warned there will be more closures next month, but some good news is that plans to shut the road next weekend have been revised.
The A140 to the north of the town, between St Michael’s Road and Brands Lane, had been due to be fully closed from 8pm on Friday (July 25) until 6am on Monday (July 28).
However, a rethink means the road will now be open again from 6am on Saturday (July 26).
A full weekend closure at the same location will take place from 8pm on Friday, August 1, until 6am on Monday, August 4.
The closures will enable works to link the northern roundabout connection to the new bypass.
Octavius Infrastructure is doing the work on behalf of Norfolk County Council.
Further closures to begin the southern tie in at the opposite end of the scheme will take place from 8pm on Thursday, August 7, until 6am on Friday, August 8, and then all weekend from 8pm on Friday, August 8, until 6am on Monday, August 11.
The A140 will be closed to all traffic between Wood Lane and the south site compound during these times.
The official signed diversion route for all closures will be via Loddon and Bungay on the A47/A146/A143 and vice versa.
Bus services will also be affected by the closures,
Konect bus 1 will continue to serve its current route, but will be diverted around the closure.
First Bus 36 will serve stops between Norwich and Tasburgh only.
Simonds 82 will serve Long Stratton and will provide shuttle services between Long Stratton and Tasburgh, where passengers can change to First Bus services.
First Bus 36A and 36B will divert via Tasburgh and Hempnall to Harleston.
The Pulhams will have a shuttle service to and from Harleston.
Once that work is done, further disruption will be limited, because sections of the new bypass will be used to divert traffic around the existing A140, while work at Church Lane and Parkers Lane is done.
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