A47 at Honingham to close as water tank is installed

National Highways will be installing a second floodwater storage tank on the A47 at Honingham, with works beginning this weekend.

(Image: National Highways) The road will close overnight from Sunday until August 14 between 8pm and 6am, weather permitting.

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From August 14, there will be overnight lane closures on weeknights until the end of the month.

We're putting in a 2nd floodwater storage tank at #A47 Honingham, Norfolk. Overnight road closures from Sunday to 14 Aug, 8pm to 6am weather permitting. Overnight lane closures weeknights til end Aug. Diversion to A47 Thickthorn, A11 Thetford, A134 Mundford, A1065 to Swaffham. pic.twitter.com/ryaltZXjui

— National Highways: East (@HighwaysEAST) August 9, 2024

Eastbound traffic will be diverted via the A47 at Thickthorn, onto the A11 to Thetford, the A134 to Mundford and then the A1065 to Swaffham.

Westbound traffic will follow the diversion in reverse. 

(Image: National Highways)

It comes after a tank was installed in June as part of a drainage solution to help prevent flooding which had previously closed the road.

Due to the substantial rainfall in recent months, the road has flooded multiple times leading to several emergency closures. 

National Highways has warned that due to the nature of the work there may be some noise disruption.