A14 closed after poles fall off lorry
Metal poles came off a lorry on the A14 between Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich today which led to long delays.
Police were called at about 6.30am to just after the off slip at junction 43 near Bury St Edmunds after the lorry lost its load with debris left on the road.
Highways England tweeted: “Please be aware if travelling in #Suffolk this morning there are LONG DELAYS between #Ipswich and #BuryStEdmunds due to this incident.
“There are approx 4.5 miles of congestion back to J46 #Beyton, this is likely to add around 45 minutes onto usual journey times. Plan ahead.”
A spokeswoman for Suffolk Police said both lanes of the westbound carriageway will be closed for a crane to help recover the heavy poles.
As a result queues currently stand at around six miles long and tail back to J46 at Thurston.