Parish Council
Police are advising motorists to plan their journeys ahead of a planned protest by farmers on the A14 next week.
Notice from National Highways below relating to closure of the overnight closure of the west side of the Kirton interchange. Note that traffic from Kirton wishing to go west on the A14 will need to loop round the Dock Spur roundabout, the detail below relates to traffic from the Trimley direction.
Important roadworks information
A14 junction 59 Kirton Interchange – bridge joint repairs
I am writing to tell you that we plan to carry out bridge joint repairs at junction 59, Kirton Interchange of the A14. This will ensure the A14 continues to remain in a safe and serviceable condition.
We plan to complete this work over 10 nights between Monday 10 February and Saturday 22 February 2025. We will work between 8pm and 6am on weeknights only, weather permitting.
Closures and diversions
To carry out the work safely, we will need to close the west side of Kirton Interchange at junction 59 of the A14. We will divert the traffic travelling westbound at junction 59 from Trimley St Martin as follows:
Join the A14 at junction 59.
Travel westbound.
Exit the A14 at junction 58.
Take the third exit at Seven Hills Interchange to rejoin the A14 eastbound.
Continue eastbound to junction 59.
A map of the diversions can be found here
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