07/08/2025
Long Stratton Bypass update
Tonight and this weekend -
The section of Ipswich Road (A140) between the Wood Lane Junction and the Octavius South Site Compound is scheduled to be completely closed to traffic from 20:00pm on Thursday 7th August and re-opened for daytime peak traffic hours by 06:00am Friday 8th August. A closure in the same location will then be reinstated from 20:00pm on Friday 8th August and lifted by 06:00am on Monday 11th August.
During this overnight and weekend closure, access to properties will be maintained between the Wood Lane junction up to the construction area, as well as between Long Stratton and up to the construction area. All properties south of Oakside Farm must approach from the direction of Diss. All properties north of Oakside Farm must approach from the direction of Long Stratton. There will be no through route permitted through the construction area.
The official signed diversion route into Long Stratton from the North will be via Loddon and Bungay on the A47/A146/A143 and vice versa.
From 6am, Monday 11th August -
From 06:00am on Monday 11th August, northbound and southbound traffic will use the bypass carriageway from the north roundabout and south tie-in. For a duration of up to three weeks, a section of the A140 adjacent to the Parkers Lane Junction will be closed to complete the new junction alignment. The access arrangements detailed below will be in place for this duration.
There will be no through route along the A140 at the closure point on the Parkers Lane junction. All properties between Oakside Farm and Parkers Lane on the A140 must approach from the South. All properties north of the closure at the Parkers Lane junction on the A140 must approach from the North. There will be no access to the A140 from the bypass via Parkers Lane which will be used for residential access only. There will be temporary three-way lights erected at the south tie-in to safely manage traffic flow from Ipswich Road and the bypass.
The map shows the closures and layout as of Monday 11th August 2025.
To discuss the arrangements further and address individual requirements, please do not hesitate to get in contact. Kind Regards, A140 Long Stratton Bypass Team Octavius Infrastructure A140 Long Stratton Bypass Project Team: Email: [email protected] | Telephone: 01737 944 831
