Road closure means months of inconvenience for villagers
Wetherden Road between Elmswell and Wetherden is set to close for more than 2 months
Suffolk Village Info report that according to the website https://suffolk.roadworks.org/ villagers wishing to travel between Wetherden and Elmswell will suffer weeks of inconvenience when the road will be closed from 4th February 2019 to the 17th February 2019 and February 18th 2019 until the 7th April 2019.
Watch out though as the road closure signs that have recently appeared have given an even longer period until 12th May 2019. There will be access for pedestrians and cyclist throughout the period of work.
The reason for the closure relates to the house developers Crest Nicholson who will be installing new gravity sewers and manholes. The second closure is related to the installation of new surface water carriers, drains and gullies on the huge development which straddles Wetherden Road and will eventually mean 204 new homes in Elmswell.
Members of the Mid Suffolk District Council planning committee gave approval for the development in Wetherden Road in the summer of 2017 after months of objections from concerned villagers from both villages.
How the Wetherden Road looked in the Summer of 2018