Norfolk County Council hopes to reduce the speed limit at a roundabout which locals say is one of the most dangerous in Norfolk. 

There are growing fears that lives could be lost at the A148 Cromer Road roundabout in Holt after a surge of accidents in recent years. 

Locals want the 60mph speed limit approaching the roundabout from both directions to be reduced - and the council has now pledged to investigate the possibility of dropping it to 40mph. 

However, it has said this would be a legal process which would require funding - and could take until early 2025. 

New signage is also set to be installed - including 'reduce speed now' warnings and 'slow' road markings. 

North Norfolk News: A car recently drove over the roundabout and through a hedgerow before crashing through a metal fence into the driveways of homes in Woodpecker Avenue, HoltA car recently drove over the roundabout and through a hedgerow before crashing through a metal fence into the driveways of homes in Woodpecker Avenue, Holt (Image: Denise Bradley)

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The council has also promised to:

  • Install verge marker posts to guide approaching drivers' eyelines to the roundabout entry to the east of the junction
  • Consider whether lane width allows for provision of an additional pair of direction arrow markings
  • Explore the installation of timber posts within the privately owned landscaped grassed area outside properties on the southwest quadrant of the roundabout (Woodpecker Avenue)

Concerns have also been raised over the roundabout being unlit.

The council has said it will improve the existing illuminated roundabout signage. 

It is also set to refresh the roundabout's road markings and cut back vegetation in the nearside verge on the westbound approach to the roundabout to improve visibility. 

North Norfolk News: Damage to a metal fence outside properties in Woodpecker Avenue, HoltDamage to a metal fence outside properties in Woodpecker Avenue, Holt (Image: Denise Bradley)

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Kevin Townly, from the council’s road casualty reduction team, said at a public meeting with locals this month that changing the speed limit could cost between £7,000 and £10,000.

“It’s not unusual for a roundabout to be within a national speed limit,” Mr Townly said, speaking at the meeting at the roundabout in Holt on February 12.

“But we’re going to improve the signage so people will take better care approaching the roundabout."