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05-01-2025
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The route abnormal load will take through Suffolk
The precise route an abnormal load will take during a "complex" seven-hour journey through Suffolk later has been confirmed. 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. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Abnormal load to be transported through county Giant abnormal load passes through town centre Abnormal load makes its way through county Suffolk County Council: 178-tonne abnormal load National Grid
Yahoo
05-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
The route abnormal load will take through Suffolk
The precise route an abnormal load will take during a "complex" seven-hour journey through Suffolk later has been confirmed. 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. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Abnormal load to be transported through county Giant abnormal load passes through town centre Abnormal load makes its way through county Suffolk County Council: 178-tonne abnormal load National Grid
