Government wins in Court of Appeal on £450m worth of schemes22/02/2024 Court of Appeal judges have given the go-ahead on development consent orders (DCOs) for three National Highways schemes potentially worth a total of £450m. |
National Highways takes new appeal on the chin16/01/2024 Broadcaster Chris Packham and former government advisor Sir David King have backed a key legal challenge against three major road schemes as a Court of Appeal hearing begins on Tuesday. |
Galliford Try bows out of £100m A47 scheme12/07/2023 Galliford Try will cease work on one of three major schemes on the A47 in Norfolk, for reasons described as being ‘commercially sensitive’. |
Government wins A47 High Court ruling10/07/2023 National Highways has said it will work with contractor Galliford Try to progress three delayed schemes on the A47 in Norfolk after a judge upheld decisions by ministers to grant the schemes planning permission. |
Government in court over cumulative carbon from new roads11/05/2023 Three major schemes in the current road investment strategy are facing a high court challenge this week as campaigners argue that their cumulative impact on the climate should have been considered when they were approved by ministers. |
Access for all on new £6.5m A47 footbridge28/02/2023 National Highways has officially opened a new £6.5m footbridge in Peterborough designed to make it easier for cyclists, walkers, and wheelchair users to cross the A47. |
National Highways secures A47 progress with £100m scheme approved20/02/2023 Ministers have approved another of National Highways’ major schemes on the A47 while three separate projects on the road remain paused due to legal challenges. |
DfT delays another DCO decision10/01/2023 The transport secretary has postponed the planning decision on another of National Highways’ major schemes 'to allow for further consultation on a number of outstanding issues'. |
Thickthorn junction scheme gets green light18/10/2022 The new transport secretary has approved another of National Highways’ delayed improvement schemes on the A47 in Norfolk. |
Shapps backs £200m A47 dualling scheme17/08/2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has given the green light to plans to build a 5.5-mile dual carriageway on the A47 in Norfolk at a cost of £200m. |
First A47 improvement opens17/05/2022 The first in a series of major improvements to the A47 in the East of England has officially opened. |
Council slams Highways England over A47 delays27/01/2020 Norfolk County Council has called for Highways England to be held to account for the ‘agonisingly slow’ progress on improvements to the A47. |
AECOM bags £25m deal with HE30/01/2017 Global infrastructure services firm AECOM has secured five contracts with Highways England worth a total of more than £25 million. |
£19m road upgrade in Norwich07/04/2014 The Department for Transport (DfT) is investing £19 million in a new transport scheme in Norwich that will see improvements made to the A47. |
Study seeking better roads for East Anglia20/01/2014 The Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned an official study that will look at ways of improving roads in East Anglia. |
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