A14 to close for pothole repairs in recently resurfaced road
Motorists will have to find alternative measures for their travelling arrangements in the next few days as the A14 will be closed for emergency pothole repairs.
The work will be carried out on the stretch of road recently resurfaced during the past few weeks in a £37m upgrade.
National Highways reconstruction work started in February between junction 47A at Haughley and junction 49 at Tot Hill, near Stowmarket.
The westbound road will be closed this week from 10pm to 6am tonight (Monday, November 6) and also on Friday, November 10, while the eastbound carriageway is to be closed during the same times from tomorrow (Tuesday, November 7) and again on Thursday, November 9.
National Highways said the cause of the potholes was being investigated and aded that the closures were to carry out emergency repair work and issued an apology to road users.
Drivers heading westwards will be diverted via the A140 to Diss and along the A143 to Bury St Edmunds and those heading in the opposite direction via the sugar beet junction at Bury St Edmunds, along the A143 to Diss, to pick up the A140 towards Ipswich.
But many more local motorists, familiar with some of the short cuts through the local towns and villages, are likely to use alternative routes for their journeys.
Work on the upgrade began in February and the project reached the halfway point in October with the contraflow system moving to the westbound carriageway.
Local people had raised concerns about lumps and potholes which had appeared in the road.
“We are aware of the appeared potholes in the temporary surface on the westbound and eastbound carriageways and we are currently working to understand the reason of this problem,” said the National Highways spokesperson.
“We’ll continue to monitor both carriageways and carry out new repairs if necessary. We apologise for the inconvenience caused to road users.”