The need for a five year study of snails near the Acle Straight has prompted Great Yarmouth MP Brandon Lewis to write to highways bosses saying any delay in getting work done on the road would be "unacceptable".
An administrative blunder means consultation over the proposed £121m Third River Crossing at Great Yarmouth will need to be extended, but council bosses insisted it will not delay the project.
A police inspector has described the reality of dealing with fatal accidents, as figures reveal more people are being killed and injured on Norfolk's roads.
Rail conductor/guards employed by Greater Anglia are to walk out on strike again for three days - but the company insists passengers in Norfolk should not face any disruption.
Fears have been raised that the dualling of the Acle Straight could still be years away, after the road seemed to be omitted from thinking over the next major investment in England's roads.
Plans described as "difficult and "unambitious" could reverse swathing cuts to the rural rail network by restoring services which were scrapped in the 1960s.