Overview

• One lane of the eastbound carriageway on the Orwell Bridge has been closed since early June for essential National Highways repairs that are scheduled to continue through August.
• A planned westbound carriageway closure was postponed, extending severe delays across Ipswich and on key routes to Felixstowe and Bury St Edmunds.
• StudioFlex and other local businesses report up to a 30 percent drop in customer visits as commuters cancel plans due to daily congestion.
• Residents such as Lara from Pinewood say commute times now exceed an hour and are causing widespread stress and disruption to daily routines.
• Ipswich MP Jack Abbott and councillors including Sam Murray are urging Suffolk County Council to reinstate the Northern Bypass project canceled in 2020 to provide an alternative route.