A14 between Claydon and Copdock set to close for bridge joint repairs
A stretch of the A14 between junction 52 at Claydon and junction 55 at the Copdock Interchange is to be closed next month for bridge joint repairs.
National Highways are set to carry out the work overnight in two phases between Monday, March 10, and Friday, March 21, from 8pm to 6am, but it is set to result in a long diversion for westbound traffic which will have to travel via Sudbury to get back on the A14 at Bury St Edmunds.
To carry out the work safely between junctions 52 (Claydon) and 55 (Copdock Interchange) one carriageway at a time will be closed and traffic diverted as follow:
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Closure |
Date/Time |
Diversion |
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Phase 1 A14 eastbound junctions 52 to 55 |
Monday, March 10, to Saturday, March 15. |
Drivers travelling eastbound will be diverted from the A14 at the exit slip road at junction 52. At the roundabout, take the fourth exit onto Bramford Road. Continue straight, merging onto the B1113 through Bramford and Sproughton. At the A1071/Swan Hill Roundabout, take the first exit onto A1071. At the traffic lights, turn right onto London Road (A1214). At the next roundabout, take the second exit to stay on the A1214. At the Copdock Roundabout, take the first exit to join the eastbound A14 at junction. 55, where the diversion ends. Traffic wanting to join the A14 eastbound carriageway from junctions 53 and 54 will need to travel westbound on the A14 and join the diversion at junction 52. See map above |
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Phase 2 A14 westbound between junctions 55 and 52 |
Monday, March 17, to Friday, March 21. |
Traffic wishing to continue westbound on the A14 must take the exit slip road at junction 55. At the Copdock Roundabout, take the third exit onto the A1214. Continue on the A1214, taking the second exit at the next roundabout. At the traffic lights, turn left onto the A1071. Follow the A1071 for approximately 14.6 miles until you reach a T-junction, then turn right onto the A134. Stay on the A134 for approximately 18.8 miles. At the Southgate Green Roundabout, take the third exit to remain on the A134. At the following roundabout, take the first exit. At Moreton Hall Interchange, take the first exit to rejoin the A14 westbound, where the diversion ends. |
National Highways has worked with Sproughton Parish Council to mitigate the impact of traffic passing through Sproughton village. To help manage traffic along the B1113, we will be putting the following measures in place:
Phase 1
- The 7.5-tonne weight limit on the B1113 High Street will be temporarily lifted.
- Temporary four-way traffic lights will be set up at the B1113 High Street crossroads with Lower Street and Burstall Lane.
- Parking restrictions, marked with cones, will be in place at the B1113 High Street crossroads from Lower Street and Burstall Lane.
- CCTV safety camera vans will be deployed along the B1113 diversion route to monitor traffic.
- Paper Mill Lane will be closed for about 200 metres southbound, starting 500 metres south of the Bramford Road Roundabout (junction 52), to prevent large vehicles using this route.
Phase 2
- Additional signs will be place on the B1113 at the Beagle Roundabout to indicate the 7.5-tonne weight limit.
- CCTV safety camera vans will be deployed along the diversion route to monitor traffic.