Part of A47 closed for emergency repairs

National Highways has said the southbound carriageway is blocked between the Station Road roundabout and the Rackham's Corner roundabout near Hopton.

EMERGENCY ROADWORKS The #A47 near #Hopton between the Station Road Roundabout and the Rackham's Corner Roundabout heading southbound remains closed due to a damaged drain cover. There is no current estimated time for reopening. There are no delays on approach. pic.twitter.com/2o2c7Ezrfh — National Highways: East (@HighwaysEAST) April 8, 2026

EMERGENCY ROADWORKS The #A47 near #Hopton between the Station Road Roundabout and the Rackham's Corner Roundabout heading southbound remains closed due to a damaged drain cover. There is no current estimated time for reopening. There are no delays on approach. pic.twitter.com/2o2c7Ezrfh

— National Highways: East (@HighwaysEAST) April 8, 2026

This is due to a damaged drain cover.

The closure was put in place at around 3.30am on Wednesday, and a spokesman for the body said there is "no current estimated time for reopening".


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