From Norfolk County Council

Re: Norwich Western Link

 You might remember that we wrote to you in January 2018 about the Norwich Western Link, which the council has identified as one of its top infrastructure priorities.

Since then, the final section of the Northern Distributor Road, or Broadland Northway, has opened which is significantly shortening journey times for many people as well as changing the way people travel around the greater Norwich area.

Hopefully you will also be aware that we are currently in the middle of an eight week public consultation about the Norwich Western Link, asking people about their experiences of travelling through the area to the west of Norwich and what, if anything, they think we should do to tackle any transport issues that exist.

The consultation closes at midnight on Tuesday 3 July and, if you haven’t done so already, I would urge you to make your views known and respond to the consultation via www.norfolk.gov.uk/nwl before it closes.  It should take less than 10 minutes to complete the consultation questionnaire and it’s very important we get as many responses as possible, from a wide range of people, so that we can factor these insights and opinions into our decision-making.

Please note, at this stage we are not proposing any options – we are gathering evidence to come up with what we hope will be the most effective proposals.  At the point that we have any proposals, we will carry out further consultation on these.

We understand you may have questions about the consultation and possible next steps. Therefore, we would be happy to meet with you in person to brief you about the Norwich Western Link project and the consultation, answer any questions you might have and discuss your needs and priorities.  If this is something you’re interested in, please email the team at norwichwesternlink@norfolk.gov.uk and we will make arrangements.

We look forward to hearing from you.

David Allfrey

Infrastructure Delivery Manager

Norwich Western Link

Infrastructure Delivery

Community and Environmental Services Department

E-mail: norwichwesternlink@norfolk.gov.uk

NWL Website: www.norfolk.gov.uk/nwl

Norfolk County Council

Highway enquiries: 0344 800 8020 or mailto:highways@norfolk.gov.uk

Website: www.norfolk.gov.uk