Public Information from Norfolk County Council

Ref: PMC199-HD1-HW/TC

For immediate release

18 March 2026

South Avenue and Stanmore Road, Thorpe St Andrew – Road Closure for Footpath Maintenance

Starting Tuesday, 7 April 2026, Norfolk County Council will begin essential footpath maintenance work on South Avenue and Stanmore Road in Thorpe St Andrew. The project is expected to take approximately 16 weeks, subject to weather conditions.

To ensure the safety of both workers and the public, South Avenue and Stanmore Road will be closed for residential access only. Property accesses will be maintained at all times, although minor delays may occur.

To complete the work as efficiently as possible, there will be a parking restriction in place on both roads, these restrictions will move along the road in line with the areas where footway works are taking place. Work will begin near the junction with A1242 Yarmouth Road. We kindly ask that any vehicles parked within the affected areas are moved before works commence.

The County Council thanks people for their patience while this footpath improvement work is carried out and we apologies for any disturbance caused by the works.

The work which will cost £177,000 will be carried out by Norfolk County Council’s Infrastructure Department and their contractors.

Further information

Harvey Williment, Project Technician, 0344 800 8020.

Up-to-date information about roadworks in Norfolk is available on the County Council website at www.norfolk.gov.uk/roadworks

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Figure 1 shows extent of work.

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Norfolk County Council proposes to make a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (the “Order”) (NTRO10749) affecting the U59601 Aerodrome Crescent from its southern junction with Aerodrome Road for 40 metres westwards (the “Road”) in the Town of Thorpe St. Andrew to facilitate carriageway repairs and surface dressing preparation, the Road will be temporarily closed (except for pedestrian access) for the duration of the works/period the closure is necessary which is anticipated on 20^th February 2026, but may continue to be closed/restricted until the 3^rd April 2026 where the closure is still required beyond the anticipated dates.

Alternative route is via: Aerodrome Crescent, Aerodrome Road.

The works promoter for this restriction/closure is: Norfolk County Council.   

Vehicular access will be permitted to a final destination in the Road where signs indicating such access is possible and permitted are in place.

The Order shall automatically revoke on the completion of the works when the closure is no longer necessary or otherwise on the 3^rd April 2026 without further notice.

If necessary, the restriction could run for a maximum period of 18 months from the date the Order is effective.

A person who contravenes, or who uses or permits the use of a vehicle in contravention of the closure imposed by the Order shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty: £1000 maximum fine on conviction and/or endorsement for contravention.

In the event of the start date being delayed the new start date will be displayed on site in advance.

Full details on the closure are available at https://one.network. Any enquiries that cannot be answered on the one.network website should be directed to the North Area Streetworks (Infrastructure Department) contactable by telephone at 0344 800 8020 or email at streetworks@norfolk.gov.uk

Dated this 6^th day of February 2026.

5 February 2026

Thorpe St Andrew, A1042 Pound Lane – Cycleway Improvement

Cycleway improvement works to add road markings and install cycle wands as part of Active Travel England Funding on A1042 Pound Lane are planned to begin on 23 February and take up to a week to complete.

To ensure the work is carried out safely a road closure for north-bound traffic will be required between the mini roundabout and junction of Pound Lane with a signed diversion route in place to direct traffic around the works.

South-bound traffic should not be affected and access to properties within the work extents will be maintained at all times with site staff working to keep any delays to a minimum during construction.

The County Council apologises for any inconvenience and thanks people for their patience while these cycleway improvement works are carried out.

Works are expected to cost £14,500 and will be carried out by Norfolk Couty Council Infrastructure Department and their contractors.

For further information

Max Emerson, Project Technician, 0344 800 8020.