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Megan Murray, UEA
Improve Connections
31 August 2010 10:46:17 GMT
Terry Hawkins
hours of gridlock
24 August 2010 10:26:08 GMT
Rob Buxton, BuckL uP Driving Tuiton
About time the Government gave something to the East
24 August 2010 10:05:48 GMT
Mrs Denise Sims, Tuddenham Mill
It is a magnet for congestion and accidents.
24 August 2010 10:01:59 GMT
Ian Brentnall
greater road safety.
20 August 2010 15:02:30 GMT
Simon Malone
Urgent attention MUST be given to this project
19 August 2010 13:12:57 GMT
Ian Harvey
Norfolk needs to be connected with ease to the rest of the country
19 August 2010 09:58:09 GMT
Robin Knight
Don't forget us!
19 August 2010 09:55:05 GMT
Shaun Clarke
nows the time to open the link between Norfolk and the rest of the country.
19 August 2010 09:52:24 GMT
Roger W Perkins
Norfolk will remain a second class county - business wise
19 August 2010 09:45:49 GMT
Mike Cooper
Your message of support
19 August 2010 09:43:11 GMT
Phil Hodgson
It is important that this road is dualled as soon as possible.
19 August 2010 09:34:16 GMT
Dawn Turner
To get this dualled would be such an asset to Norfolk - but as usual we seem to be bottom of the pile! Good luck!!
18 August 2010 11:50:23 GMT
James Barton
it is essential for the life of my company and the economic viability of Thetford that this road is dualled with no more delays
18 August 2010 11:48:41 GMT
Tricia
This apalling route must be dualled - and soon.
18 August 2010 11:45:28 GMT
Chris Dubinski
. Dualling represents a life line to the county and without it, jobs, business' and the local economy will be at a distinct disadv antage to the rest of Britain.
18 August 2010 11:40:10 GMT
Ray Chick
I am not in possession of the statistics, but surely the loss of life that has occurred at the various junctions along the route would be a contributory factor in a positive decision for the go ahead.
18 August 2010 11:37:37 GMT
Will Hulbert
By expanding the final stretch of the A11 the Government would complete this 30 year project, facilitate vastly improved tmes between the south and Norfolk, improve links for freight, for business people and for holiday makers who are so vital to the economy in the coastal parts of East Anglia.
18 August 2010 11:06:03 GMT
Dualling given the go ahead
13 January 2009 15:38:15 GMT
Simon Long - Simon Long Removals Ltd
We have 35 vehicles and are held up daily....
28 October 2008 15:24:41 GMT
A11 – A Great Day for the future of Norfolk
08 July 2008 16:32:18 GMT
David Abbott
Change the traffic system!
13 November 2007 16:57:41 GMT
James Whittred
Fastlane Express
09 January 2007 13:01:21 GMT
Response to delays from Christopher Fraser MP
Enough is Enough
Susan Glossop
Feedback on the delays from Norfolk County Council.
21 August 2006 16:02:05 GMT
Susan Glossop
Lobbying Opportunity.
21 August 2006 13:30:27 GMT
Tony Barnes, Telecomique Ltd
Once again Norfolk has been shafted by the government and its quangos.
21 August 2006 12:50:20 GMT
Robert Crosby
Unacceptable
21 August 2006 10:50:53 GMT
Geoff Holmes - Intateam Ltd
OUTRAGEOUS!
05 August 2006 12:58:00 GMT
Anthony Trafford - JPC Ltd
Every month of the year I personally travel along the A11 to meetings in Suffolk and beyond.
05 August 2006 12:55:57 GMT
Simone Key
Dualling the A11 will make such a difference to my business.
05 August 2006 12:54:32 GMT
Bob McKibbin
As a regular user of this section of road it would save me considerable travel time and consequent fuel cost if the final stretch was dualled.
05 August 2006 12:53:54 GMT
Update on A11 improvements
Breckland Council Economic Development Team -clarifies the latest delays to the A11 dualling
03 August 2006 10:19:30 GMT
Andrew Wemley
I have just heard the news that the planned improvements on the A11 between Fiveways and Thetford..
24 July 2006 10:32:46 GMT
Ann Moran
Please let us know how dualling the A11 will make a difference to your business
17 July 2006 09:36:01 GMT
Simon Milsom
As part of the Lotus Group and a company with a second site in Bristol,
05 June 2006 09:57:51 GMT
Robert Ashton
East London and the Olympic business opportunity
02 June 2006 07:38:36 GMT
Jim Ryan
I travel to Stansted Airport on a daily basis and the worst part of my journey is the A11....
Ian McIntosh-Sandwade Limited
To have an open door, easy acess, to Norfolk and Norwich will enhance any business prospects, and upgrade the views of the general public on the...
Andrew Martin
During my primary school years, my mother, sister and school friends used to have to run across the A11 to get to the village primary on the opposite side...
Howard
The traffic is terrible on this stretch of A11. Its been over 10 years since the A11 was dualled from M11 to Barton mill and crazy it stops here just where the traffic gets heavy.
Frank Tyldesley-Pelikon
When stationary waiting for the lights at Elveden, look for the a stone plaque on the perimeter wall of Elveden church, celebrating the completion...
Victor Pontenani
Yes the dualling of the A11 will make a great deal of difference to my business and neighbours travelling on the same route.
Karen Hodgkinson-Breckland Council
My journeys on the A11 are mainly for leisure purposes, it is bad start and end to a journey. Either queueing from Barnham to the lights and then trawling...
Tony Dobbin-Palindrome
I cannot think of another major city or county that is not served or connected to the capital by a dualled road or motorway...
M.J. McSawley-M.J. Mc Sawley Ltd
During 1975 I was traveling between Norwich and Thetford on a daily basis and at that time the Cringelford by pass was opened...
Jim Coleman
I work in Cambridge and travel daily from Thetford and so the A11 is a major chunk of my time. It seems farcical
Ben Fisher-Wretham Hall Estate
It is a disgrace that this road is being ignored by those in a position to improve it. The need for the required dualling covers any number of issues from safety...
Jon Beardon-Wellspring Family Centre
The dualling of the A11 is absolutely essential. What are we waiting for!...
Cassandra Smith-Kitchen/Bathroom Fitting Co.
The All is the only road into East Anglia and has not coped with the volume of traffic for the past 20 years,...
Denis & Elizabeth Ann Haynes-Wretham Stud
Would be much safer to transport our Race Horses. The traffic lights at Eleveden have caused very long hold ups and the number of accidents are alarming.
Geoff Holmes-Intateam Ltd
Dualling the A11 is necessary, to provide efficient access to businesses in Norfolk and Norwich, reduce hold ups at the single lane...
John Ward-Dalgety (A Division Of Masstock Arable (UK) Ltd)
...Our time is valuable we cannot afford to waste it sitting in slow moving traffic on the most major road route into Norfolk. So come on stop treating Norfolk as a rural backwater!
Lisa Stallings-Halcyon Days Skincare Ltd
I think the last part of the A11 dualling will make a huge difference not only to businesses but also to the many holiday makers...
Mike Donaldson-Davidson-Longday Foods Ltd
The fact the dualling of the a11 has not been completed is amazing, that there are no definite dates for starting and completing this essential work is commercial suicide for the region...
Simon Clarke-Taxassist Accountants Ltd
We have nearly 200 offices and shops in the UK that we support from our head office in Norwich. This will make a massive difference to us.
Roy Frost
Dual the A11 for safety reasons for all users, and people that have to live close to it. This road should have been dualled 10yrs ago in my opinion...
Austin Charlesworth
Hopefully this move will stop all the local villages being gridlocked.
J. Harry Collins
Dualling of the A11is essential for all those travellers who have not yet died on this road.
Colin Riseborough-CRT (Norfolk) Ltd
With the ever increasing cost of fuel,working times legislation and every thing we are faced with to try and make a living,with employing...
Edward Kelly
The A11 is a vital link to the East of England as well as the city of Norwich, at present the undualled part is not safe and can clearly not cope...
Gozi Elumogo-Fairfields Solicitors
It will be a welcomed move. I give all to have this road dualised.
Olu Ogunnowo-Fairfields Solicitors
The cost of time taken travelling for business purposes around the country is dreadful to business. The interlink between the major cities of East Anglia...
Bryan
Increased safety and reliabilty of journey times. Alternative routes to the A11 are much slower. Most freight in and out of Norwich has to be transported by road, this includes raw...
Steve Locke-Royal Mail
We endeavour to offer quality at it's best, to all our customers: dualling the final stretch of the All, will allow a more robust journey, through less delay...
Mr. & Mrs. J. Steedman-Zip Heaters UK Limited
Better links etc.
David Carr-Greene King
I am fed up with the constant tail backs on my journey to work on the single lane A11, its about time someone got round to linking the dual...
Ian Marshall
My daughter travels the A11 from Mildenhall to Norwich and return almost daily in connection with her business. Both my wife and I worry for her safety...
Mark Maley-P.D.PLtd.
Not so much to my business but to me personally. Where the road is single it is dangerous and the Elveden cross roads though now with traffic...
Robert Spalding-Lucent Technologies
Transport from London to Norwich is poor and stops investment into an area only 90 miles from London...
Ken Ellis-Thetford International
East anglia capital (Norwich) must be the only important City not linked to our national duel carrageway network, how can this be delayed any longer.
Mrs. J. A. Roberts-Runham Vauxhall Residents' Association
...ludicrous that Norfolk is always put aside for other projects which already have a good road system in place. Please dual the whole of the A11 to encourage future growth.
Norman Green
I regularly use A11 for journeys to London. The delays suffered on this stretch of road are painul in the extreme. It is difficult to believe any company planning to relocate would...
Mrs Sarah Southgate-P F Southgate Ltd
I feel very strongly that the A11 Elv to BM should be dualled. At the moment the Attleborough dualling work is cutting through our land (for the 3rd time)...
Lisa Rolfe
There has been talk of dualling this road for over twenty years. During that time, we have seen phenomenal economic growth around Cambridge, yet none has come to south-west Norfolk....
Lyndsay Sheldon-East Anglia Renovations
I travel to London and back from Attleborough every day of the week. I don't have to explain how frustrating and what a waste of working time it is, sitting in traffic or stuck behind a...
Cristina-University of East Anglia
Please, make it dual carriageway as soon as possible and save me 40 minutes a day travelling!
Christine Bell
Please make Norfolk easier to get to. The A11 is a deathtrap at this point. Stop people having accidents - The mad drivers do not get killed its the careful ones that are caught up...
Arthur Bell-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd
It is very important to our company to have the A11 dualled - we are in the business of transporting race horses and it is important for the journey to be as quick...
Kanu Achinivu
Dualling the A11 will tremendously improve accessibility to Norfolk.
John Rolph
Although I am retired, my access for a variety of family and other reasons to and from the county is hampered by the single lane carriageway...
Roger Last
It is time we made a real fuss, even blocking the road on occasions to draw attention to this gross government neglect. And now it is up the unelected EERA to decide on roads!...
Adrian Joel-Fordham Fine Foods Ltd
As a Sales Manager I could see more customers. Our delivery drivers would get more drops done and help grow a small independent business.
Chris Spraggins
Living in Mildenhall , any commuting to Norfolk involves this bottleneck at the start of a journey and normally on return traffic is solid and backed up onto the dual...
Jeff Langberg-Catton Veterinary Clinic
...Even in Rural Africa, there are better road links than this. It is a disgrace for a so called first world country....
Andrew Wenley
Congratulations on your website. It is absolutely essential that this final part of the A11 is dualled asap. It is also disgraceful that it remains single carriageway...
Paul Smith-Porkchain Solutions Ltd
...Clients are reluctant to pay for travelling time. It is dead time and often finishes up as my cost. Dualling the A11 would help bring business opportunities beyond East Anglia.
Suzanne Harper
I live at Elveden and have to travel from home to Lakenheath every day. The A11 rips our village in two and makes every crossing a frightening experience...
18 November 2005 09:38:07 GMT
Maurice Hood
Will enable goods to moved at a realistic time scale without the hold ups that occur now due to accidents and road works and will make the...
Susan Blackett-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd
Dualling the A11 would relieve the constant congestion, the frustration it causes and hopefully woul also cut down on the number of accidents that occur...
Shane Barnes-Barclays Bank
The A11 should be the main artery of Norfolk. It needs decongesting to give commerce a well deserved boost to the County and Local Economy...
Clive Wadham-Smith
Much easier communications between offices Cambridge - Norwich
Harry Steed-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd
The dualling of the A11 would make a huge difference to my job, and to the company as a whole. I have to drive to Newmarket on a regular basis for business...
Richard Spring MP-West Suffolk Constituency
As the Member of Parliament for West Suffolk, I have campaigned vigorously for the dualling of the A11 between Barton Mills and Thetford since I first entered Parliament in 1992...
Philip Hodson-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd
The A11 (Barton Mills - Thetford) is the "Road to Hell" with daily hold ups and accidents - quicker to use A14 / A134 via Bury St Edmunds adding to fuel costs etc.
Neil Stott-Keystone Development Trust
The A11 is a key artery for business, commuters and other residents - it is hard to believe that such a major route linking the UK with Europe, and Norfolk to the rest of the country...
Alison Brown-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd
The road is currently dangerous with frustrated drivers trying overtake. It is always slow and in rush hour exceptionally slow...
Jane Richardson-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd
People will be able to get to work on time and with their being several trips a day form staff into Newmarket, it will save time sat in traffic.
David Lowe-David Lowe & Associates
Dualling the A11 between Barton Mills and Thetford will significantly reduce travel time and cut the risk of accident on this treacherous stretch of road...
Tim Ross-E Pawson and Son
It's about time the Government woke up and realised that the whole of East Anglia needs serious improvement to the road infrastructure...
Sarah Brown
As I am just about to set up my own business it will involve getting out there and being a regular user of this road in my current...
Gilmar De Souza-Prisma Components Ltd
Our journey time would be shorter, our transport cost would be smaller, and our productivity would be improved...
Becky Hellard-Breckland Council
Breckland Council is fully supportive of improvements to the A11 between Elveden and Barton Mills and has been lobbying hard for many years. Norfolk desperately needs an effective...
William Nunn-Breckland Council
It's crazy that Norfolk has no complete dual roads in the whole of the county; our nearest motorway is in Holland. Breckland Council is fully backing this campaign...
Olaf Petersen
Consider the loss of time for each vehicle occupant, who could be otherwise gainfully working/resting/enjoying leisure activities...
Trevor Parry-Online Truckers
I am offering my support to your efforts as a driver and member of the above website. Even though I rarely use the road in question...
Martin Blaser-Self employed courier
The frequent hold ups have caused missed deliveries frustrated driving and no good for Norfolk if it is to progress into the 21st century...
Suzy Carter-CBI East of England
It is vitally important for the long term competitiveness of the county and the region that businesses can get their goods to market and their staff...
John Kennedy-Boniface Eng Ltd
My customers are unhappy to venture east due to the time it takes from Barton Mills into Thetford using our current road system...
Ian Mortimer
This road is getting steadily more and more choked with traffic, especially at peak times. The amount of time wasted by sitting in slow moving or stationary traffic...
Nigel Clark-J A Clark & Co.(Engineers)Ltd
The improvement to the quality of our daily deliveries and the ability of our suppliers to reach us more easily will help to enhance our business performance...
Greg White-University of East Anglia
The A11 dualling will make a significant difference to the level of interaction between the University and business and the community. In particular, the synchronisation of business...
Eric Kirk-Anglian Chemicals Ltd
My drivers are forced to use the A11 by a lack of alternatives. estimated loss of driver time per vehicle per day 50 mins, regularly suffering 8 to 10 MPG instead of...
Kathy Light (USA)
...Its bad enough that the exchange rate is so horrible, now i have to worry about missing the plane too! Please construct a dual...
Jeremy Ford-Kester Cunningham John
It is almost impossible to plan a journey when you need to use the A11. In the past I have driven for 8 hours back from France with no hold ups...
Angela Lowe-Online Truckers
This road needs to be brought into line with the amount of traffic now using it. It is no longer acceptable to leave it as though it were carrying the traffic of 1960.
Peter Roche-Telecomique Ltd
Our business travelling will be made a lot easier when visiting Clients south of Wymondham.
Allan Wilson-Sureclean Hygiene Systems Ltd
As a small business owner driving around 40K mils each year from Thetford, the dualling of the A11 will considerably benifit my business and improve road safety.
Mark Radin-Bank Charge Auditors Ltd
A dual carriageway will reduce transport costs for businesses within Norfolk, and those visiting. That can only encourage investment...
Susan Page-Company Repro Arts
This will link us directly to all parts of the UK without the usual hours of delay's in both directions.
David Delany-English Architectural Glazing Ltd
By dualling the A11 between Mildenhall and Thetford this will make my journey's to and from work less stressful and hassle free not to mention my trips out of the county.
Hon Patrick Fisher
The Kilverstone Estate, a landholding which has been in the Fisher family for many generations supports fully the Gateway A11 East campaign...
Ian Napier-Centre Stage Engineering Ltd
I regularly use the A11 for business and find it a very slow and dangerous road to use as, by its nature, it encourages reckless driving...
Alan H Dale-The Sensible Speeds Initiative with The Roadcraft Advisory Patrol Service
...on a recent holiday to Dunster, West Somerset, I was disgusted to find large parts of the main Norwich-London road hardly any better...
Michael Gurney-The Point
We would be able to cut costs, save time and deliver a better service - at present the lack of effective infrastructure links is limiting...
Julie Hill
I use the A11 on a regular basis and think that that this is the most dangerous part of the A11 as there are numerous accidents on that part of..
Ken Grayling-The Tharston Consultancy
Dualling the A11 will bring Norwich closer to the south of England and reduce the misery of travel.
Rod Love-David Shawyer & Co Limited
This road is the main link for Norwich! How can the city compete if it is effectively cut off.
Andy Spampanato-Newbuild Frames Ltd
Quicker travel means saved time and fuel, not to mention environmental factors, all equalling more efficient and competitive businesses in...
Philip Nicholls-University of East Anglia
At the moment it is offputting for many of our potential clients to see that there is no Motorway network leading to Norwich and it is...
Gordon Hodgkinson-Taylor Woodrow Developments Ltd
Each day it occurs to me the loss of "business time" the delay on deliveries and the general waste of peoples time a small section of road...
Nick Farrow-Farrows
We need an effective road right up to the M11. Once completed it would encourage many more of our clients to visit us also...
Kevin Horne-NWES
Environmentally it would save £millions in fuel costs currently wasted sitting in jams and the accompanying emissions; economically again it...
Charles Fenton-Click Clack Europe Ltd
PROPOSED EXPANSION OF HOUSING IN south East is bound to increase road usage. Planning needs to be given consent NOW.
Tom-Foolproof
...Poor road transport links persistently hamper my ability to compete effectively on a national and international stage.
Steve Clark-Astrellita Products
...county on deliveries we find this road to be a burdern, increasing travelling times and costing the company more money in lost work time.
Claire Knott-Crowshall Veterinary Services
...The delays and hold ups we experience on this section of the A11 have a major impact on our journey times and are a source...
Lorraine Day
My journey between Thetford and Mildenhall can take between 25mins and over an hour. I cannot plan anything with any degree of accuracy.
Graham Cross-Anglia Auto Management
Journeying to and from clients the message is loud and clear, Its about time fortress Norfolk caught up with the real world!
Bob McKibbin-McKibbin Management Consultants Ltd
The completion of dualling will save me at a guess 1 hours travel time in a week as I often have to go to the Newmarket /Mildenhall area.
Ron Pollin-Open Contact
...150 people over the next few years and this aim will be adversely affected if we continue to suffer from the "difficult to get to" syndrome.
Mike High-PC PC
The A11 is a "job half done", so frustrating at times. It is such a shame that this particular gateway to Norfolk is not yet as wide open...
Mr R Dale-Siemens Energy Services
As a manager responsible for staff across East Anglia the A11 hinders movement around my district. Tail backs from Elvedon to Barton...
Colin Eke-Ali Systems Ltd
It will save hours on fuel and travel time going south of Norwich...
Yvonne Halpern
It is the road from hell. I see people who get so frustrated with the slow moving traffic that they attempt overtakes which are really dangerous...
David Hogg
It will impossible to properly develop the economic potential of Norfolk and East Anglia unless the region has a fully functioning...
Brenda Bowler-Colours 4 you/Beauty 4 Brides
If you get behind a tractor or slow moving large lorry you are stuck as there are few safe places to overtake. Time is money...
Mr R Wheeler-Guardline Technology Ltd
At least once a week I sit nose to tail in a queue along with huindreds of other cars. Obviously the people making the decisions...
Steve Gauntlett-Gauntlett Workplace Training
I travel all over Norfolk and North Suffolk and the A11 is one of the worst stretches of road to travel along when travelling to Newmarket,...
Bob Mutton-R D M Cleaning Ltd
I am convinced it will bring more work to the area, and create more employment.
Brian Parish-Parkes Products
...The constant hold-ups on the Elvedon stretch add a cost to ourselves and our suppliers of at least £25,000 per year. Get it dualled NOW!!
Jon Pyle-Reflex Safety Products
...Its time this stretch of road was dualled for safety and to save time and cost for business and personal users.
Doug Berwick-Thetford Signs
...Yet for people who use the road regularly, the Elvedon stretch adds hours and hours onto their travelling or delivery times.
Richard Hill-Trident Industrial Ltd
We have 6 vehicles using A11 into and out of Norfolk daily and present delays cost us a lot of money...
Tony Davies-Allsopp Davies, Norwich
The A11 undoutedly costs considerably us in terms of wasted time and has lost us business due to it's unpredictability. It is simply the...
Noel Byrne-Barnham Broom Hotel
It is imperative for the future development of business to the Norfolk region, that the A11 is developed. This road presently offers a reason...
Dr DP Lovell-Badge-City College Norwich
We also travel to support many organisations across the region and they come here as partnerships are key to development. Dualling...
Terry Johnson -East Mentoring Forum
In business we all know time is money, so please help us make our journey times safe but efficient, i.e. not stuck for hours in a traffic.
Caroline Bromley-Company Highlands International Ltd
Many times I've been late to collect my son from school or for work appointments elsewhere. I support this campaign wholeheartedly.
Geoffrey Mueller
.is the tons of pollutants that are being spewed out into the A11 corridor by all of the vehicles spending additional time between Thetford...
Molly Miller
I live in Kent and visit my parents in Norfolk and have to drive along the A11. When I recently did this journey it took me 5 hours...
Andy Thompson-Eastern Surveillance Services
I need this road dualled to help my business,the bottleneck which is now elvedon is unacceptable for me now.
Gareth Storey-Norwich Union
Norwich and Norfolk DO have multi-national companies. Customers visiting these are frequently held up and delayed in the Elvedon...
Trevor Parfitt-Scott Racing Services
The safety aspect alone must make it a major priority. The time saving is obvious and the reduction in pressure on local roads during...
Darrell Ellis-USAF
This road is much to small for the amount of use the this road sees daily. I feel that dualing of this road will most definately alleviate the...
Adrian Rye-Gas-Elec Safety Systems
The A11 junction with the B1106 at Elveden is an absolute joke. The lights do not stay green for long enough to let the Brandon to Bury St Eds...
Steve Palmer
...at the Elveden junction and the tail backs it creates down to Fiveways, please make this 6 mile stretch safer for the future ASAP.
Richard Osbourne-Richard Osbourne Photography
Half an hour because of 1 van breaking down! This is unacceptable - Norfolk's prosperity hangs on this thread that is so easily cut...
Christopher Fraser MP
...The time has come for the national and regional importance of the A11 to be recognised, and funds put in place.
Maggie Noonan-West Suffolk College
...help the local traffic through Brandon and Elveden especially the build up caused by holidaymakers at Center Parcs.
David and Rachel Woods
...Dualling the A11 is a necessary contribution to the current plans to revitalise Thetford.
ThereseO'Leary-Jones
It seems remarkable that with the amount of traffic on this, the major route into Norfolk that the entire route is not dual carriageway...
Colin O'Leary-Jones-NHS
As a regular traveller to Cambridge from Norwich for business I am continually getting stuck in jams around Thetford...
Roy Arthurton-Unova UK limited
It will greatly improve the commuting time and timekeeping reliability of our staff;it will enable visitors and customers to attend meetings.
Lee Westell
Spent an awful long time in Elvedon the other day where there are stupid single carriageway and traffic lights...
Robert Crosby-QMH
The balance of traffic flow through Eleveden is not in favour of the A11 and as such on many a Friday traffic can flow back to "wildtracks"...
Jonathan Mills-Center Parcs Ltd
The backlog of traffic on the single lane carriageway south of Thetford through Elveden is becoming progressively worse...
Simon Le Grys-Chupa Chups Perfetti Van Melle Ltd
The final 10 miles can take as long as the previous 50!
Liz Johns
...I need to cross the A11 at least four times a week and on a Friday and Monday this is a real problem...
Dean Weston-Anglian Water
The worst strech of road I have to drive. Please ensure it is dualled asap. Thanks
Martin Kentish-The Customer Feedback Company
...For business, this perception is incredibly important and fundamental to increased economic activity in the region.
Paul Spinks-Active Technologies Ltd
Dualling the A11 will significantly improve our potential to win new business and create employment in Norfolk.
Hilary Meakin
My concern is personal as my family live in Norfolk so I use the A11 for home visits. I'm sure the traffic lights in Elveden...
Christopher Brady-USAF
The road is arciaic and a hazard for everyone who travels on it. I personally know many people who will not live North of the fiveways...
Lt Col Graham Parker-Army Careers Advisor
The economic development of this part of East Anglia has been underminded and we are not allowed to know why.
Mr M J Reeve-Asset Manufacturing Ltd
We make daily deliveries to London from our Thetford factory,our vehicals are regulary delayed due to accidents and traffic congestion.
Gillian Howard-Center Parcs
I spend a lot of time sitting in traffic, as do the guests of Center Parcs, not only does this make my day miserable, but the guests arrive for their holiday in a bad mood.
Moya Rooney-Moyaroon
It is long overdue and will make a significant positive impact on the economic growth of the County as a whole.
Caroline Williams-Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk needs an excellent integrated infrastructure to assist its businesses to grow and develop...
Rob Lewis
Please reduce the amount of time it takes me to get in or out of Norfolk.
Mike Kossover-USAF
...improve the local economy by making the area more attractive by reducing the amount of time required to drive to/from work.
David Lewis
During the peak holiday times it can take us well over 3 hours - this is mainly due to the traffic to the Centre Parcs....
Roz Mazey-City College Norwich
...last 20 miles to Norwich from the West the longest part of the route and pretty unbareable. Frustration can only lead to more accidents.
Hugh Bardwell
Many drivers divert through Brandon to avoid this stretch of the A11 and as a consequence Brandon is completely gridlocked at peak times.
Christopher Dakin-CasaDakin Associates
...NORFOLK WAS ONCE THE MOST IMPORTANT COUNTY IN ENGLAND, LET'S MAKE IT SO AGAIN BY LIBERATING OUR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Andrew Clark-Creative Displays Group
Love Thetford, but would like to see it appreciated as an industrial heartland rather than a council cul-de-sac!
John Harrison
There is the added frustration and irritation felt by Norfolk people that it is and has been "all right" for us to remain inaccessible...
Michael West
It is so frustrating after a good journey from Kent to find the bottleneck on the A11,it needs a dual carriageway as a matter of urgency.
Marian
...when I, like the many others, just wanted to get home after a long day at work).
Kevin Rooney-Moya Consulting Ltd
Its ridulous in 2005 that somebody getting a puncture can block the major road in our region for several hours...
Pete Napleton-Jaguar Cars
Lifes hectic enough as it is without the added stress of queuing between barton mills roundabout and thetford every Friday afternoon.
Kellen Blackwell
Will make journeys from Norwich to London much safer.
Alan Woodward
On Friday 21st October 2005 one broken-down car caused a jam from the monument to Barton Mills junction. One hour lost...
E A Clark-Retired Suffolk Police Support staff
After 26yrs at my post am aware of the emence difficulties to the public and emergency services to navigate this stretch of road...
Tracey Bettinson
I experience road rage due to this and am consequently very stressed by the time I get to work and home again. There are always accidents..
Geoff Knight
...The cost to business finance and the public's health is unacceptable.
Janet Fuller-Bury Road Action Group (Thetford)
Dualling the A11 will improve the quality of life for all residents and users (pedestrians, cyclists and vehicle drivers)...
Mrs J Young-Forest Heath District Council
In the last two days it has taken me 45 and 50 minutes to travel 13 miles to and from my home in Thetford and my place of work in Mildenhall.
Kerry Mayo-Taxi Driver
It will stop a lot of the road rage that occurs along that strech of road and unnessary accidents. Dual it now!!!!!!
Robert Harris-Mayes
I regard the remaining single carriageway section with dread. It is one of the most dangerous and congested roads I know.
Glenda Macro
Dualling the A11 will help towards the regular journey I make between Nothamptonshire and Norwich.
B.Willoughby-Mildenhall IT Learning Centre
...most of them have to travel considerable distances, without having to take risks trying to pass farm vechicles at inappropriate places.
John Robinson-The Little Computer Shop
This stretch of the A11 has only got worse due the large volume of trafic and this is the only stretch that has not been upgraded...
Andrew Pilsbury-Gaunt
Dualing the A11 must be a priority for all concerened, from local people to local government the daily hold-ups...
Christopher Cooper-CSC IT Ltd
I will be emailing all clients to get them to register ASAP. The A11 is such an important road to the local area...
Maureen Mumford-Smith
Lately there has been one hold-up after another which has meant I am late for appointments.
Robert Kybird-George Kybird Ltd
Infrastructure is the key to Economic Development and is long overdue. Jam today, not jams!
John Petch
It is about time East Anglia was given a little more priority in road funding and a chance thereby to improve its viability.
Hannah Rutterford-Kester Cunningham John
I understand more than 10 people have been killed along this stretch in less than as many years. There are accidents almost weekly.
Geoff Lazell-Chillspeed of Diss
We have been neglected long enough - now is the time for ACTION!
Karl Daines
I wonder if the government is waiting for sea level rises to cut Norfolk off so it doesn't have to bother!!
Simone Key-Simone Key
Dualling the All will make such a difference to me and my business as it will help me to apportion my time more efficiently and effectively.
Bev Hurley-The Norfolk Network
...but also conveys totally the wrong impression to visiting/prospective customers that the county is stuck in the dark ages as far as road travel is concerned
Clive Hill-Repro Arts
I use the A11 regular and end up travelling at a snails pace or stopped on the single carriage sections wasting hours.
Christine Woodley-Suffolkwestpct
I would support the goverments decision of which is long over due may I add that the dualing of this road is a priority.
Glen Baldwin
This only enhances the stereotype that things are backward when one hits the country and I can only see benefits...
Julie
It took us about half an hour to get through and this wasn't a busy time. Good luck with your campaign!
Corinne Fulford-Leaping Fish
Over the years this road has impacted on all business in the area, not to mention the unnecessary loss of life.
Simon Barnett-Advantage Technologies Ltd
Lakenheath /Brandon is an impass and so down to Bury.. Also now very busy. Get it sorted Mr Blair.
Eddy Woore
...this was only at 3.15 so i hate to think what rush hour would be like!
Samantha Brooks-MOD
The A11 is a nightmare of a road and i try to avoid it as much as possible but this is not easy.
Andy Dudman-Apt the Delivery Company Ltd
I and my drivers will not have to sit in thetford forest wasting time, costing money and adding to pollution.
Caroline Prendergast
Please don't delay the dualling any longer than is absolutely necessary - the next fatality may be a member of my family or a close friend!
David Goodall
Both business and privately (leisure/travel) it would aleviate the stress and time to get to and from our County.
Sharon Cutts-Kester Cunningham John
The road is unable to cope with the weight of the traffic and therefore accidents including many fatal accidents continue to happen.
Louise Mitchell-Tulip Foodservice
...it can sometimes take forever just to get up the road, thats not mentioning if theres been an accident!
B.Dear-Tulip Food Service
This road is well known for delays, accidents and various frustrations for all drivers.
Kelly Gibson-Tulip Food Service
It causes lots of traffic problems & accidents.
Duncan Sears-The Typegraphic Corporation
East Anglia is being ingnored by the powers that make the decisions relating to road upgrading.
Ellie O'Reilly-West Suffolk College
Please ensure that this road is safer and easier to use by looking at proposals to improve it.
Scott Burns-Government worker
Dualing the A-11 would lower the traffic congestion during peak travel hours and lower the possibilities of traffic accidents.
Austin Rogers-Ministry of Defence
...i have been forced to stay late at work because the trucks can't get to the base because of the traffic,...
Derek Haden
For too long travellers to Norfolk have had to suffer holdups, traffic jams and a generally miserable journey.
K Durnford-Brown-SSTA
Length of time travelling will be a lot shorter, less fraught and dangerous.
Lindsay Harper
I regularly cannot get above 40mph in the mornings and on Fridays it can take me anything upto 1 hour to get home a distance of about 11 miles.
Vanessa Hoare-Kester Cunningham John
In general this adds at least 6 minutes to my journey to and from work..There are accidents in the village on a regular basis which causes even greater hold ups.
S Fielding-STS Training
Will be able to cut down journey time. Be able to be on time for appointments.
David Hill-Jarold & Sons
We cannot compete unless we are connected the Motorway network (like all other major regional cities in England).
Michael Utteridge-H J Heinz
Removing the ridiculous queues will benefit everyone with less time spent in congestion, wasted fuel and time and less damage...
Brenda Fee
...this stretch of road is extremely busy and dangerous ( e.g. travelling back from London on Friday afternoon 21.10.05 an accident...
Robert Dolphin
How are we going to grow economically when the county continues to isolate itself from the rest of the nation.
Michael York-Mike York Couriers
I travel all over the country and nowhere needs a dual carriageway more.
Ian Clark
...pure volume of traffic not only causes unnecessary pollution but must cause billions of pounds in lost Business revenue.
Hilary Mallett
Please Please do something good for Norwich & Norfolk do not drive business away from us. Dual this road.
Jennifer and Stuart Notingham
We hope the Government will give this road the priority it obviously needs and get it dualled soon.
Graham and Pam Thompson
It is long overdue the dualling of this road, because if politicians come to Norwich they would fly and not be inconvenienced.
Philip Arnold
Every day is a bottle neck and accidents happen frequently. Not to DUAL this road is insane. Please use your power for once and ...
Mr John Gilpin-Beovax Computer Services Ltd
...our operating costs are steadily rising year after year by the increasing delays caused by this ludicrous, dangerous stretch of road..
Chris Towler
The volume of traffic during the summer months is unacceptable and weekend traffic throughout the year creates stress amongst drivers...
Lloyd Miller-USAF
Having the A11 dual carriageway would decrease the amount of traffic in this small Suffolk town and would make it quicker to travel...
Francis Joseph Hope-City FM
I am regularly caught in traffic jams which results in a great deal of frustration and loss of time and money.
Bryan Creager
I can't believe it takes so much from so many to prove what is blatantly obvious...the A11 requires immediate attention!
Nathan Kerr-Military
It has taken me as long as an hour just to travel 5 miles.
Sarah Bonnett
There have been far too many accidents and the sooner this stretch of road is improved, the better it will be for everyone.
Kelly Judd-Centre Parcs
It must be the most dangerous rd in east anglia and i bet the man who says no never has to use this rd.
Mary Corbould-private individual
The frustration of endless quequing causes motorists to take unnecessary risks and adds to road rage. THE A11 MUST BE DUALLED!
Micael De-Cort
As an ordinary car driver the amount of heavy goods on that road impossible to move should be dual carriageway.
John White-Road User
Do it!
Gavin Cox-HSBC Insurance Brokers
I need to use this stretch of the road regularly and am always getting stuck in traffic jams and congestion.
Ann
So come on government do the right thing and build this long awaited hotly anticipated dual, you know it makes sense!
Hardy
...it is so dangerous with frustrated drivers trying to overtake on this single carriage way and almost every other weekend...
Ian Westlake
Not only does it add ages to the journey from norfolk to, i was going to say London, but to be honest i should say ANYWHERE!
Steven White-East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust
It will enable us to safely transport / travel to an emergency quicker.
Keith Harris-Commercial Risk Management
The junction at Elvedon is causing huge delays to the A11 and adds on at least 30 minutes to my journey which affects my business plans.
Geraldene Addison
I have to cross the a11 every day to get to work, it can add up to 1 hour on my journey.
Kevin Sayer-Scotech International Services Ltd
The bottleneck between Thetford and the Barton Mills roundabout needs immediate dualling and re-routing...
Helen Hillis-Colman Opticians
Dual it!
Sharen Fenn-Hopscotch
...it is about time something is done to modernise this section of road.
James Hillis-HFL
I resent this as the government suggest that they want to move people like me onto public transport, yet they do not offer a viable alternative
Alister James-Bunwell Surfacing
It is not safe to have vehicles travelling towards each other with such small sideways clearance,even at relativly low speeds.
John Harding
This would most likely to be exceptical in a major city but on a country 'A' road is absoloutly ridicules.
Kelly Bowman-Toilets + Ltd
It will cut down on travel time for our drivers and will cut down on accidents and hold ups.
Mr N Wright-P.A. Collacott & Co
If theres not an accident its a miracle and every Friday evening you can guarantee the road comes to a complete standstill...
Gill Huckle
On a safety point of view, this is an absolute must. My neighbours lost half their family at Elveden, are lives not important?
Jean Grinstead
We use the A11 every friday and it is getting beyond a joke....
Mrs V Wright
The volume of traffic is such that you come to a virtual standstill on many occasions.
Eric DeWitt-US Air Force
Queuing behind traffic today, I was almost smashed into from the rear by a lorry driver who wasn't concentrating.
David Riley
This would hopefully remove a lot of the traffic that cause the main roads in Brandon to become no go areas to local people...
Geoffrey Brees-Norwich Consultancy Ltd
This is ridiculous in this day and age. We need dual carriageways all the way into Norwich.
Zellah Swift-Center Parcs
Sometimes it takes me up to an hour to get home!
Mark Thomas
The single carriageway is a nightmare, the slightest hiccup causes immense delays. It needs dualling as soon as possible.
Melanie Town-GT Vision
Making the road a dual carriageway all the way would allow me to spend more time with customers and less time in my car.
John Milton-Haymills (contractors) Ltd
I use the road every day travelling to and from work with congestion being a major factor.
Lynn Kingsnorth
PLEASE get something done about this and save me petrol (and the enviorment just a little bit.)
Emily Barnston-Feilden and Mawson LLP
Fed up with getting stuck in traffic on the A11
Chace Morris-USAF
It is my travel to Base and on afternoons I am in traffic for about 30 minutes.
Ian Robertson-Elveden Farms
Daily we have to use this busy road (23,000 vehicles/day) with tractors, implements vehicles and produce to get to and from the fields.
Sarah Blower-ASDA
Lets get Norfolk into the 21st century!!!
Martin Littlewood-self employed
...it puts on average an extra hour on a return journey, thats 20 hours a month wasted sitting in my van.
Ian Linton
Dualling this road would help the traffic a great deal...
Elizabeth Stanford
Trying to get to work everyday is a nightmare
Mark Arnold
A big difference
Mr A Grimmer-Harrison Group Environmental
It would save time, money and remove one cause of stress in a long day.
Jo Harding-Canvas Art
It would mean alot to me as a driver to have this road dualled.
Gill Burdett-English Architectural Glazing Ltd
I spend too much time sitting in traffic jams as a result of the traffic lights at the Elveden cross roads.
Stuart Jones-Feilden+Mawson LLP
Dualing of this particular section would reduce travelling time between offices and sites whilst improving the general logistics...
Joanne Harding-Racecourse Bar & Restaurant
Looking forward to the dualling of the horrendous road!!
Michelle Gonzales-USAF
This would minimize time traveled on the rate and reduce the number of risky take overs on this road.
Bodie- Feilden+Mawson
Enormously
Mal Stevenson-CRL (Driver)
This uses extra fuel and results in more HGV traffic on the A134 not to mention the enviromental issues.
Susan Byles-Suffolk County Council
I am frequently delayed by as much as thirty minutes to one hour because of the queue of traffic going through thi stretch of the A11...
John Thursby-EV Group Ltd
Dualling is the only answer and must have urgent consideration.
Dave Fitzpatrick-Bury Pumps Limited
The traffic jams on the road since the lights were installed at Elvedon can no longer be tolerated.
Kenneth Karl-Karlarts
Please fix it. I'm 64 yrs.young and I want to see 90..
Mr M J May
The main benefit would be my health - I would expect to see far less carnage and far fewer 'near misses'.
Chris Morter
Long over due....the waste of time, financial impact on business and the additional pollution on the environment...
D Berry-D W G Berry
Lets get this gateway to the east open!
George Swietlik-Pilot Drilling Control Ltd
We are continually being constrainted by the restrictions caused by the inadequate roads around East Anglia.
Joanna Pepper-West Suffolk College
The dual carriageway is needed for a number of reasons but mainly to keep the road safe and that you feel confident in driving on the road.
Phil Stittle-West Suffolk College
Will save time on journeys making me less irritated with the endless queues
Rachel Bunker-Regular commuter
I lose countless hours in delays getting to work and on my journey home.
Paul Hooper-WTSI
Every single day I use the A11 I see accidents (minor and major) and I just think my day will come soon to be involved in an accident...
Daniel Ford-Graham Ford & Son Ltd
Less time stuck in traffic.
Brian Smart-Trox UK
The man hours wasted and the fuel used in now become unacceptable.
Thomas A. Leggett
I have witness many frustrated passengers during very dangerous manuever to get around car to get out of this traffic jam...
Greg Blower-AMA Group
There is no efficient way out of our county either East or South.
Claire Smith-Stacey & Partners
If the A11 was dualed the time would be saved on travelling.
Karl Wright-Computer Scene
Being a Major road means lots of traffic, so dual the A11 and help ease the congestion.
Ashley Byford
Dualling the A11 would relieve this constant congestion, and make the area safer for all.
Simon Charnley-Taylor-Electrical
Spending time sitting in the continuous traffic queues cost time and therefore money...
Marion Martin-NHS
...how many more accidents must there be before common sense takes over.
Caroline Foot
I can't wait to see the A11 duallled and completely support it...
Richard Colley-Artique
Its ridiculas that a city the size on Norwich is not linked to the rest of the UK by a Motorway let alone a dual carriageway.
Digby Smith
It must cost the region millions of pounds every year. Come on - LET`S DO IT NOW!
Sharon Coleman-
...not only due to the traffic but to the horrendous accidents that occur on this stretch of road.
Hermione Pusey-Bright Mortgage Advice Ltd
My business would definately expand if there was easier access.
H Akbar-
It is only a matter of time, therefore, that the A11 will not just become the jugular vein of trade and commerce in this area...
Kerry Phoenix-Meridian East
How can we expect new business' to enter the area, and old ones to stay when we face traffic problems all day, every day.
David Farrell-E.A.A.T
...through work i have been called frequently to road traffic collisions on the A11 especially between the war memorial and Elveden crossroads,
George Swietlik-Pilot Drilling Control Ltd
We are continually being constrainted by the restrictions caused by the inadequate roads around East Anglia.
Doug Mellor-English Architectural Glazing
The constant queues cause frustration and anger resulting in a few drivers taking risks and endangering the safety of other road users.
Darren Irwin-Center Parcs
....by dualling the other parts of the road the authorities have created a bottle neck of traffic..
Debbie Shah
This road is the east's main artery to london and the south and visa-versa when will the government listen!
Michael Douglas-Elveden Farms Ltd
...we are desparate for the scheme to proceed and have been working with the road authority since 1964-yes I do mean 1964
Jean Barton-Mildenhall Auto Centre
We journey most days to the Test Centre in Norwich, and most days the drivers are held up in traffic...
Paul Bayfield-Lowestoft Sea Front Air Festival
If the A11 was upgraded, this would definately help acess to Waveney, and our visitors and prospective new businesses....
Graham Kinnersley-Lowestoft Boat Show Ltd
....all the year round will be stymied without improving the A11.
Chris Harrod-Harrod UK Ltd
....this would improve our efficiency and continue to make it viable to manufacture in East Anglia.
Alister Peyrebrune-Dolphin Appliance Care Ltd
It is beyond belief that this road was not upgraded years ago.
Simon Maystre-Enhanced Operating Systems Ltd
As a consultant the time spent sitting on the single carriageway near Thetford is a large loss of revenue....
Jonathan Gooch-Thorncroft Clematis Nursery
The present stretches of single carriageway are so dangerous for the road users and the local population.
Sam Scott-Norfolk Stairlifts
This route could provide a significant boost to my companies customer base.
Kate Lee-ktdesign
Nobody needs the hassle of getting stuck in traffic on the A11.
John Mountford-JMS Group
Journeys between the London and Norwich are hampered by only two things - the unpredictability of the M25, and the A11 at Thetford.
Louise Norris-Norris Fulfilment
My Business is all about getting things moving by post or courier, the A11 constantly slows up this process.
Susie Roe-Euro RSCG Riley UK Ltd
In order to grow my business further the road network needs to be speedier and safer.
Tony Mower-Simon Long Removals
We have service engineers who have to keep to very tight time constraints who cannot afford to be held up on the A11.
Amanda Underwood-Barnies Foods Ltd
For local businesses to succeed the road improvements are essential and long overdue.
Ralph Burton-Breckland Council
The Council is in full support of the A11 Gateway East campaign.
Tim Mower-Arrowdene Ltd
We have am and pm deadlines and we are finding it harder to complete.
Prunella Long-Arrowdene Moving & Storage
...the traffic queues not only impact our drivers hours and our costs, but also inconvenience our customers.
Dave Dixon-Garmet
The major hurdle to this is the A11-right on our doorstep. Constantly talked about, it is time it actually happened.
Richard Bridgman-Warren Services Ltd
We are now experiencing problems with in and out going deliveries due to serious congestion at various times.
Joe Pearson-Pearsons (Thetford) Ltd
...we are missing out on opportunities that other counties with a much better road infrastructure take advantage of.
Julie Bailey-Staffsign
With more and more businesses attracted to the area, the roads need to support the extra demand.
Lesley Tyms-Millfield Partnership
It will be sufficient for clients to get to the office without having to take diversions because there is accidents....
Malcolm Fisher-Jenelec Ltd
The cost in both pound notes and personal injuries due to the high accident rate is even more unacceptable.
Peter O'Connor-Riddlesworth Hall Preparatory School
The most direct route to the school is via that stretch of the A11. The experience has been a deterrent to prospective parents.
Richard Thomas-CAP
I have a business based in Norwich and use the A11 about once a fortnight and it desperately needs to be dualled.
Sara Cummings-DRD
.....dual carriageway would reduce their travelling time particularly in peak periods.
Linda Maynard-Ellebee Ltd
When dualled, this will attract more visitors to the area and in turn bring more business to the area.
Ben Handford-Naked Marketing
The proposed dualling is essential to Norfolk businesses who commute to Cambridge or London on a regular basis.
Alan Jenkinson-Waterfront Manufacturing
Lets get this going, we should have got it years ago!!
Tony Barnes-Telecomique Ltd
I am therefore in full support of any lobbying that can be undertaken to enable the dualling of the A11 to be completed.
Karen Cadman-Kester Cunningham John
The Dualling of the A11 should take second place to none. This is the gateway to our area and essential for the economic growth of our County.
Mike Brown-Lovewell Blake Accountants
The benefits far outway the minimal cost so come on Norfolk get behind this campaign!
Graham Middleton-APT Delivery Co. Ltd
The dualling of the A11 is long overdue, as a daily user of this section...
Chris Smith
Every day longer is another day of delays so think about the cost of that.
Terry Piggott-Zoomzoom
Dualling the A11 would certainly assist in gaining London based clients as they would not think so much about the travel implications in dealing with a Norwich company.
Jason Thompson-UK Parachute Services Ltd
The dualling would mean that our clients from London would not think that East Anglia is so far out on a limb...
Richard Tyrrell-D Mulley Associates
I would strongly advocate the dualling of this section of the A11 to assist my journeys, those of colleagues and all others who have lost too many hours on this section of road.
Caroline Feast-Hales Personnel Services
I believe this is a valuable and worthwhile campaign which everyone within the Norfolk area should be involved with.
Susan Glossop, Thetford Town Manager
This dualling is critical to the regeneration plans for the town centre and the proposed 40 acre Thetford Enterprise Park.
Nigel Armes
This road of single carriageway should have been replaced 35 years ago when Thetford was designated a London overspill town.
Adam Brucki - Logic Control Services Ltd
Would like to back your campaign, as Norfolk must be brought into the 21st century if it wants to survive.
Simon Long-Simon Long Removals & Storage
This dual carriageway is long overdue, Norfolk needs a better link with the rest of the country to allow our business to grow and for the area to prosper fully.
Simon
....East Anglia is very poorly served by the motorway
Norman Wilson - Wilson, Lee & Partners
The single most important stimulus to trade in Norfolk is the dualling of the A11 to Norwich.
Mark Rigby-Jones
Thank goodness someone is fighting to have the A11 COMPLETELY DUALLED.