Part of the A11 in Suffolk is set to close today ahead of a period of overnight closures for resurfacing work and maintenance.
National Highways is shutting a stretch of the major route between Red Lodge and the Fiveways Roundabout at Barton Mills, near Mildenhall, with work to start by replacing concrete bays as well as repairing potholes and cracks in the road surface.
One carriageway will be closed at a time, starting with the southbound carriageway.
The A11 is set for a period of overnight closures for resurfacing work between Red Lodge Interchange and Fiveways Roundabout in Barton Mills. Picture: National Highways
The A11 southbound will be closed from tonight until January 28, from 8pm to 6am on weeknights.
The northbound carriageway will be closed from January 29 until February 3, also from 8pm to 6am on weeknights.
The diversion route map. Picture: National Highways
The diversion for drivers while the A11 is closed southbound is as follows:
-exit the A11 at Fiveways Roundabout
-take the A1101 Mildenhall Road heading east
-at the roundabout where the A1101 meets the B1106, turn onto Marham Parkway/Tut Hill (B1106) and head south
-at the A14 Westley Interchange, join the A14 and travel west
The diversion for drivers while the A11 is closed northbound is as follows:
-exit the A11 south of Red Lodge and travel east on the A14
-exit the A14 at Westley Interchange onto Tut Hill/Marham Parkway (B1106)
-at the roundabout where the B1106 meets the A1101, turn onto the A1101 and travel west
-rejoin the A11 at Fiveways Roundabout
Motorists will still be able to access surrounding villages south of Red Lodge by the A11 northbound.