11-04-2025
Disruption after busy road in Kesgrave gets temporary lights
Temporary traffic lights put up after a water valve cover was damaged have resulted in long delays on a busy Road in Kesgrave, Suffolk, connects Ipswich to east Suffolk and is the main route through the have been forming in both directions, with traffic backing up on the roundabout to Ropes is not known how long the work is expected to take. Anglian Water has been approached for comment.
A spokesperson for Suffolk Highways said: "Suffolk Highways has attended the site to install temporary traffic management as a safety precaution until the service valve cover can be repaired by Anglian Water."
Debbie McCallum, the Conservative county councillor for Kesgrave and Rushmere St Andrew, said she had contacted highways bosses because the town council had been receiving calls about the said: "It's annoying for all [who] travel this busy road but it needs to be solved for safety reasons."She said she hoped the work would be completed before Monday.
Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.