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# Tuesday 03 December, 2024
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/morning-brief-tuesday-03-december-2024/
- Published: 2024-12-03T08:14:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:28:45.000Z
- Description: Prepare for the day ahead with everything you need to know this morning, including today's weather forecast, traffic restrictions and planned roadworks and events, and a roundup of yesterday's news in case you missed it.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: Long Reads, #article, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

## The weather

Today in Ipswich will be bright with sunny intervals, becoming partly cloudy by nighttime. Temperatures will peak at 7°C around early afternoon but will feel more like 5-6°C. There's very little chance of rain (<5% throughout the day).

What you need to know:

- It's a cold day - wrap up warm when heading out
- Light northwesterly winds of 4-6 mph
- Good to very good visibility all day
- No rain expected, but high humidity (80-90%)
- Sun sets early at 15:45, so plan outdoor activities for daylight hours

Temperatures will drop to around 2°C overnight, feeling more like 1°C, so expect a cold evening.

## The traffic

### Traffic restrictions

**Civic Drive, Ipswich**: Road diversions in place due to a football event, managed by Suffolk County Council.

**Princes Street, Ipswich**: Road closure in place due to a football event, managed by Suffolk County Council.

**Sir Alf Ramsey Way, Ipswich**: Road closure in place due to a football event, managed by Suffolk County Council.

**Benacre Road, Ipswich**: Diversion route in place due to streetworks, managed by Suffolk County Council.

**Clarkson Street, Ipswich**: Multiple restrictions including reversal of one-way system, road closure and access only due to streetworks, managed by Suffolk County Council.

**Foundation Street, Ipswich**: Road closure and diversion route in place due to streetworks, managed by Suffolk County Council.

**Norman Crescent, Ipswich**: Road closure in place due to streetworks, managed by Suffolk County Council.

**Norwich Road, Ipswich**: Diversion route in place due to streetworks, managed by Suffolk County Council.

**Royal Hospital School, Holbrook**: Diversion route in place due to streetworks, managed by Suffolk County Council.

**Star Lane, Ipswich**: Diversion route in place due to streetworks, managed by Suffolk County Council.

### Planned roadworks

**Bealings Road, Martlesham**: Road closure for urgent pothole repairs by Suffolk County Council.

**Belstead Road, Ipswich**: Temporary 15-minute delays due to hedge cutting works by Suffolk County Council.

**Butts Road, Playford**: Road closure for urgent pothole repairs by Suffolk County Council.

**Clarkson Street, Ipswich**: Road closure for essential gas works by Cadent.

**Coral Drive, Ipswich**: Give and take traffic control for Anglian Water works.

**Felixstowe Road, Nacton**: Temporary 15-minute delays due to carriageway defect repairs near Woodland View and in the layby by Suffolk County Council.

**Foundation Street, Ipswich**: Road closure for urgent footway pothole repairs by Suffolk County Council.

**Hadleigh Road, Sproughton**: Two-way signals for street light repairs by Suffolk County Council.

**Henley Road Service Roads, Ipswich**: Temporary 15-minute delays due to carriageway defect repairs on both north and south service roads by Suffolk County Council.

**London Road, Ipswich**: Multi-way traffic signals for urgent stop line works by Suffolk County Council.

**Martlesham Road, Little Bealings**: Road closure for urgent pothole repairs by Suffolk County Council.

**Norman Crescent, Ipswich**: Road closure for urgent footway pothole repairs by Suffolk County Council.

**Parkside Avenue, Ipswich**: Temporary 15-minute delays due to hedge cutting by Suffolk County Council.

**Shakespeare Road, Ipswich**: Multi-way traffic signals in place for Openreach works.

**Sherrington Road, Ipswich**: Give and take traffic control for Anglian Water works.

**Stoke Park Drive, Ipswich**: Two-way traffic signals for Anglian Water works.

**Tuddenham Road, Ipswich**: Give and take traffic control for Anglian Water works.

**Westerfield Road, Ipswich**: Two-way traffic signals for hedge cutting works by Suffolk County Council.

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