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A47 Road Closures — Permits & Works

Current and upcoming A47 road closures and roadworks. Permit references, promoters, and highway authority information.

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About the A47

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A47 reference in Ordnance Survey’s OS Open Roads network for Great Britain. The route profile below is separate from the live closure records and helps identify the mapped road network this page covers.

Mapped length

192 mi · 309 km

Summed from classified OS road links, not a driving-distance estimate.

OS classification

A Road

Recorded in the verified route dataset for this road reference.

Dataset region

East Anglia

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

March

Cambridgeshire

Route context for A47 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Cambridgeshire, near March. It is an orientation point, not a claimed route endpoint. The live list above remains the source for current and planned closure timings, permit details and affected locations.

Route reference data: Ordnance Survey OS Open Roads, a high-level Great Britain road network dataset.

3 closures found (filtered)

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A47 — Live Statistics

Based on all 8 records for A47, including any hidden by the filters above.

3
Active now
5
Planned
0
Require TTRO
90
Avg. days

By Severity

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closure — FROM A47 UPPINGHAM ROAD TO MAIN STREET, SKEFFINGTON
Leicester
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 10 Aug 2026 07:00 Ends: 28 Sept 2026 16:00
roadworks — A47 FROM START OF DUALLING AT GORLESTON ON SEA TO J B1375 SW, GREAT YARMOUTH
Hopton
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 16 Jul 2026 23:00 Ends: 3 Sept 2026 22:59
roadworks — A47 FROM J B198 WEST OF WISBECH TO J A141, FENLAND
Wisbech
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 22 May 2025 13:00 Ends: 30 Oct 2026

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Road Closures on the A47

Road Closures UK shows all 8 current and planned closures on the A47, sourced from Street Manager and National Highways. Each record includes the full permit reference number, the promoting organisation, the responsible highway authority, and the scheduled start and end dates. Sign up for free email alerts to be notified of new A47 closures as soon as they are added.

What the current A47 records show

Of the 8 records currently published for A47, 3 are under way now and 5 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Norwich, Hopton, Great Yarmouth and Leicester. Recorded severity is medium (8). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 30 October.

Live closure details

Open a closure for its permit reference, exact timings and affected-road information.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows all current and planned road closures on the A47, updated every 15 minutes from official UK government sources including Street Manager and National Highways. Click any closure to see full permit details, including the permit reference number, promoting organisation, and highway authority.
A47 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Road Closures UK shows A47 closures up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see closures weeks or months ahead of the start date.
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