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Major road closures hit four Ipswich streets today
Drivers in east Ipswich face eight weeks of road closures from Monday, 22 June, as Suffolk Highways and Cadent begin a major joint programme of highway and gas main improvements.
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Suffolk Highways disputes government rating as one of worst councils in England for road maintenance
Suffolk County Council has been given a red rating in the Government's new traffic light system, which assesses how effectively local authorities fix potholes and maintain roads, placing it among the 13 worst-performing areas in the country.
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Upper Brook Street works on track to finish in October
Work to improve Upper Brook Street in the town centre is on track to be completed in early October, Suffolk Highways has confirmed, with no formal complaints received from shopowners since the disruption started last month.
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A12 roadworks to close southbound lanes near Ipswich for six nights
National Highways will close sections of the A12 southbound between junctions 32a and 32b from Monday night for improvement works expected to last six nights.
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Six months of road closures ahead as Woodbridge Road gas works begin next week
Residents, businesses and motorists on Woodbridge Road face traffic lights and side-road closures from next Monday, 22 April, as Cadent begins replacing 1.8 miles of gas pipes.
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Ipswich taxi drivers mount final stand as council greenlights 'fundamentally essential' Lloyds Avenue revamp
The Ipswich Taxis Alliance is seeking to block the newly-approved £1.4m Lloyds Avenue transformation through traffic regulation challenges, despite widespread support for the project from residents and town centre businesses.
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New Europa Way link road opens
A new link road connecting Europa Way to Bramford Road in Ipswich has opened to the public.
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Taxi drivers slam Suffolk Highways U-turn on £1.4m Lloyds Avenue plan, council stands firm
Suffolk Highways has withdrawn its objections to plans to redevelop Lloyd's Avenue which will halve the number of taxi spaces, sparking fierce criticism from drivers.
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Bramford Road to reopen on 28 February after link road works
Suffolk Highways has confirmed Bramford Road will reopen on 28 February as part of the ongoing Europa Way Link Road project.
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'Golden Mile' town centre improvement scheme to begin in Ipswich next week
A programme of road and pavement improvements across Ipswich town centre will begin on Monday 27 January. The works will cover 11 locations, including Westgate Street, Princes Street, St Nicholas' Street, the Waterfront and bus station areas.
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Orwell bridge to close this Sunday for 178-tonne transformer operation
Final preparations are underway for a massive electrical transformer weighing 178 tonnes that will force the closure of the Orwell Bridge this weekend.
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178-tonne transformer to close Orwell Bridge in January
A massive electrical transformer weighing 178 tonnes will force the closure of the Orwell Bridge as it makes its way from Ipswich Docks to Bramford.