The route abnormal load will take through Suffolk
The 178-tonne electrical transformer will be transported from Ipswich docks to National Grid's substation on Bullen Lane, Bramford.
It will depart from Cliff Road at about 08:00 GMT, cross the Orwell Bridge between 09:00 and 10:00, navigate through Sproughton from 12:00 until13:00, and arrive by 15:00.
In order to accommodate the 208ft-long (63.4m) vehicle used to move the load, the Orwell Bridge will be shut in both directions and some street furniture will be removed.
The transportation will be spearheaded by Suffolk Highways teams who will follow the vehicles and temporarily remove and reinstate street furniture along the route.
Suffolk Police will manage traffic with rolling roadblocks, and temporary stop points may be put in place in an effort to minimise congestion.
Motorists have been urged to avoid the area to "allow the load to travel through safely" while restrictions and road closures are in place.
There may also be times when the load has to travel on the opposite side of the carriageway at times, including roundabouts.
The planned route for the load is as follows:
B1548 Cliff Road
U2009 Toller Road
Holywells Road
C26 Landseer Road
C320 Nacton Road
A1189 Nacton Road/Nacton Interchange
A14 eastbound
Seven Hills Interchange
A14 westbound
A14 Copdock roundabout
A1214/London Road
A1071
B1113 Sproughton/High Street/Loraine Way
Bullen Lane, Bramford
4-5 January parking restrictions:
B1458 Cliff Road, Ipswich (from dock gates to Toller Road junction)
U2009 Toller Road, Ipswich
B1113 High Street, Sproughton
B1113 Bramford Road, Sproughton
B1113 Loraine Way, Bramford (from Bramford Road to Bullen Lane)
Paul West, Suffolk County Council's cabinet member for Ipswich, operational highways and flooding, thanked residents for their "understanding and patience" while the "complex operation" is carried out.
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