Norfolk’s highways set for major investment in the year ahead

A series of investments and improvements to Norfolk’s highways infrastructure will be reviewed by the Norfolk County Council’s Cabinet next month.

Papers released today outline how 97 parishes, from Antingham, to Worstead, will benefit from schemes which will be delivered thanks to the councils Parish Partnership scheme.

The 2025/26 programme will deliver what communities have told us they need, this includes trods, village gateways, bus shelters and vehicle activated signs.

The programme is funded by Norfolk County Council matching contributions made by Town and Parish Councils. This year Norfolk County Council plans to contribute £425,476 which means a programme of local works totalling £848,702 will be delivered.

Cabinet will also review the highways capital programme which highlights some of the successes from the last  year and outlines how and where highways maintenance funding is going to be spent over the next 12 months.  This includes an extra £15 million this year received from DfT. 

This additional money will see an extra 100 miles of roads in Norfolk getting a new surface this year, and benefitting from our proactive highway maintenance approach which is proven to help prevent potholes forming. There will also be extra resources for local repairs and patching works across the county. 

Cllr Graham Plant, cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transport said; “Highways and transport infrastructure is important for the whole of Norfolk as it is used and relied upon by every single resident, business and visitor to Norfolk.  It is also key to enabling the Norfolk economy to both function and grow. It’s essential that we manage and maintain the highway network effectively and we know that a pro-active approach to maintenance offers the best value to residents and stops issues like potholes from forming across our roads.”

Source: Norfolk County Council