The presence of Little Whirlpool Ramshorn snails in ditches surrounding the A47 Acle Straight near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, is contributing to delays in upgrading the single-carriageway road. Eliot ...

The presence of Little Whirlpool Ramshorn snails in ditches surrounding the A47 Acle Straight near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, is contributing to delays in upgrading the single-carriageway road.

The white Citroen van struck the barrier on the A47 westbound near King's Lynn, Norfolk, at about 15:30 GMT on Thursday. It came to a stop on a slip road of the Saddlebow roundabout, police said.

“Accident blackspot revamp delayed ten years for snails.” Yep. The Acle Straight — a 6.8-mile stretch of the A47 near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk — is known to be dangerous for motorists ...

The plans to dual the A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk were put on hold in 2015 because of the Little Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail, a tiny creature measuring just one-fifth of an inch across. These ...

(Michael Heenan/CBC) A new bypass road in Miramichi would not be finished in time to avoid traffic congestion caused by the Centennial Bridge closure, according to an engineering report obtained ...

A multi-million-dollar road safety project has been held up for nearly a decade by a study into the protection of rare snails. Plans to dual the A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk were halted in 2015 ...

Cameron Atkinson was driving a BMW 1 Series when he attempted an overtake on the A47 at West Bilney, just 500 yards west of Pentney Lake, when he collided with three other vehicles in November 2022.