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BBC News
6 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
A14 lane closures announced ahead of Orwell Bridge repairs
Temporary lane closures over a bridge have been announced ahead of six weeks of repair lane will be shut in both directions on the Orwell Bridge, which carries the A14 near Ipswich, from 20:00 BST until 06:00 on Highways confirmed survey work needed to be done on the crossing ahead of works to repair the joints from 16 repair work was expected to last until August and would cost £6m, it said. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Ipswich gas main work postponed due to Orwell Bridge repairs
Major roadworks in a town centre have been paused so as not to clash with upcoming repairs to a nearby bridge. Engineers had started work to replace 1.8 miles (3km) of gas pipes in Woodbridge Road in Ipswich. Temporary traffic lights and side-road closures were gas distributor Cadent said the project would be put on hold while the repairs take place at the A14 Orwell MP Jack Abbott had raised concerns about impacts on traffic in the town if the two projects had run simultaneously. The work in Woodbridge Road had not long started and was due to last six BBC has been told that while no date has been set for the work to resume, it will need to be carried out in the previously said it needed to replace "ageing metallic gas pipes" dating from 1907 with "tough new plastic ones". Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Orwell bridge work to cost £6m, says National Highways boss
Work to replace two joints on a major bridge is set to cost £6m, a National Highways boss said. Two expansion joints on the westbound carriageway of Orwell Bridge, on the A14 near Ipswich, will be replaced from 16 June until Amor, head of scheme delivery for National Highways in the East, said despite the cost of the work, the new joints would last for 50 added that staff would be working "around the clock" to ensure minimal disruption for drivers. "This work is costing around £6m so it's a big undertaking," Mr Amor said."The positive thing is these joints will last for 50 years so once the work is done we won't have to come back for many, many years."It is very complicated work so we have to extract the expansion joints from the bridge structure itself without damaging the bridge."So it is technical and delicate, it's a bit like major surgery on a bridge." The bridge has four of these joints in total - two on each side, with the eastbound carriageway's likely to be replaced within the next five years, according to Mr Amor. He added that carrying out the work in the summer was best for the workers with good weather and more daylight Amor said he was confident the work would be finished by the end of than 60,000 vehicles cross the 1km (0.6 mile) bridge - a key link to the Port of Felixstowe - every single will be various lane and road closures during the work, which have been detailed on National Highways' website. Public information events have also been planned where people were able to meet the project team and ask questions. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Star
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
TSMC still evaluating ASML's 'High-NA' as Intel eyes future use
A view shows the logo of Dutch computer chip equipment supplier ASML, in Veldhoven, Netherlands, January 29 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ( the world's largest contract chipmaker, is still assessing when it will use ASML's cutting-edge high numerical aperture (NA) machines for its future process nodes, an executive said on Tuesday. Chipmakers are weighing when the speed and accuracy benefits of these nearly $400 million machines will outweigh the almost doubled price tag of what is already the most expensive piece of equipment in a chip fabrication plant. Asked if TSMC plans to use the machine for its upcoming A14, and enhanced versions of the future node, Kevin Zhang said the company hasn't yet found a compelling reason. "A14, the enhancement I talk about, is very substantial without using High-NA. So our technology team continues to find a way to extend the life of current (Low-NA EUV machines) by harvesting the scaling benefit," he said at a press briefing. "As long as they continue to find a way, obviously we don't have to use it," Zhang said. Rival Intel has planned to use the High-NA EUV machine in its future manufacturing process, known as 14A, in an attempt to revive its contract chip business and better compete with TSMC. However, Intel also says that customers will still have the option of using older and more proven technologies. During ASML's last earnings report, CEO Christophe Fouquet said he expects customers to test High-NA for high-volume manufacturing readiness through 2026-2027, before they evaluate the tool on their most advanced nodes in a latter phase. Last year, Zhang had told reporters TSMC will not use High-NA for its A16 node, adding he did not like the sticker price. So far, ASML has shipped five of the 180 ton, double-decker sized machine across the world to three customers, counting Intel, TSMC and Samsung. (Reporting by Nathan Vifflin in Amsterdam; Editing by David Holmes)
BBC News
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
A14 closed in Cambridgeshire after collision
Part of the A14 has been closed following a collision, say Cambridgeshire Fire and incident happened on Saturday morning to the east of Newmarket - between the Waterhall interchange at junction 38 and the Kentford interchange at junction are reports of queueing traffic on the section at the Cambridgeshire/Suffolk are being advised to find alternative routes. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
