A Norfolk MP has pledged to "fight" the decision to scrap a major road improvement scheme following the chancellor's shock announcement in the Budget.

It was revealed by Rachel Reeves this week that plans to upgrade the A47 Vauxhall Roundabout in Great Yarmouth, worth £50m, were to be axed. 

While the scheme faced delays after the Herring Bridge was given the go-ahead, the revamp was expected to begin in the near future.

Rupert Lowe, Reform UK MP for Great Yarmouth, has vowed to push back against the decision to abandon the project.

The Vauxhall Roundabout on the Acle New Road in Great YarmouthThe Vauxhall Roundabout on the Acle New Road in Great Yarmouth (Image: James Bass) He said: "The new Vauxhall Roundabout scheme has been axed by this atrocious Labour government - clearly this has repercussions for dualling the Acle Straight.

"More sensible public investment has been sacrificed, punishing the hardworking people of Great Yarmouth. It is unacceptable. I will fight this decision, and continue fighting this Labour government."

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The scheme intended to increase capacity and reduce congestion at what is the main entry point into the town from the west.

It was first proposed in 2017 before being put on ice when the third river crossing was given the go-ahead.

However, Great Yarmouth Borough Council said the improvements could be completed "two to three years" after the establishment of the new bridge that opened in February. 

The roundabout would have been compatible with a dualled Acle Straight – a nine-mile stretch of the A47.

Graham Plant, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructureGraham Plant, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructure (Image: Norfolk County Council) Graham Plant, cabinet member for highways at Norfolk County Council and chairman of campaign group A47 Alliance, said: "We have been waiting for this much-needed improvement to the A47 to be delivered for so long, and for the government to simply shelve it is extremely disappointing.

"The A47 and A11 are the main arterial roads that connect us to the rest of the country, and it’s vital that they provide excellent, reliable and safe routes for people to travel on that can cope with planned growth.

"We are ambitious for Norfolk and its economic growth and would expect a government that promises increased growth to invest in our county. It is disappointing that this doesn't seem to be the case.

"We will be calling for urgent talks with government ministers and will continue to press for investment in upgrading the A47 and in Norfolk’s infrastructure in general."