Static caravans are normally escorted from Norwich to Great Yarmouth’s seaside resorts via the A47 and Acle Straight.

But a width restriction from North Burlingham to Acle, where a short stretch of dual carriageway has been reduced to a single lane, is now forcing abnormal loads wider than 3.8m to take a more than 15-mile diversion down the A146 through Lowestoft.

It means lorries carrying caravans are having to weave their way round the Barnby Bends, over the narrow bridges in Oulton Broad and through the streets of villages, before heading up to Yarmouth past the James Paget Hospital in Gorleston.

A lorry transporting a caravan is escorted through the narrow streets of Oulton Broad (Image: Denise Bradley) Works to dual the A47 between Blofield and Acle are expected to be completed in May 2026, with the width restriction set to be in place for the duration of the works.

Graham Finney owns an abnormal load escort business in Norwich and said the diversion is causing "severe disruption".

He said it now takes him an hour-and-a-half rather than 20 minutes to escort caravans to the coast, reducing the number he can take in a day and........

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