Stretch of A140 closed this weekend for Eye airfield junction improvements
A stretch of the A140 has been closed this weekend.
The Suffolk County Council and Interserve Construction team for the A140 have closed a section of road for Eye Airfield junction improvements.
The B1077 (top of the Brome triangle) down to Castleton Way in Yaxley has been closed according to the council, so work can take place to connect the existing A140 carriage to a the new northern roundabout.
The work began at 8pm on Friday and will last until 5am on Monday, March1.
An official diversion route will be in place on similar classified A roads.
The B1077 will remain open at its junction with the A140, whilst Rectory Road and Thrandeston Road will be closed at their junctions with the A140.
From 5am on Monday 1, traffic will be diverted onto the new northern roundabout.
Junction improvement works include:
- Two new roundabout junctions on the A140 at Castleton Way and south of Rectory Road
- A link road through to B1077
- Restricted movements at the A140/B1077 junction: prohibit right turns in and out
- Closure of the A140/Rectory Road junction
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