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From: Suffolk Highways Customer Mailbox
Sent: 15 July 2025 16:07
Subject: Advanced notification of road closure – various roads, Fressingfield and Metfield

Dear all,

For your awareness, we are planning to carry out carriageway repairs in preparation for surface dressing along the following roads:

• Wood Lane, Fressingfield
• Hunter’s Lane, Metfield
• Gules Green Lane, Fressingfield
• Fressingfield Road, Metfield
• Low Road, Fressingfield
• Cratfield Road, Fressingfield
• Metfield Road, Fressingfield
• Daisy Hill, Fressingfield

The works have been programmed in phases to enable us to complete all works in the area at the same time. However, we will be completing the work in phases to reduce the impact on local road users. 

During all phases of works, the roads on which we are working will be closed to ensure the safety of highway users and our operatives. The phases of work will be carried out as follows:

Phase 1
Where : Wood Lane, Fressingfield
When: Between 8am and 5pm on Monday 21 July and Tuesday 22 July
Diversion route: Cratfield Road, Daisy Hill and vice versa

Phase 2
Where: Hunter’s Lane, Metfield
When: Between 8am and 5pm on weekdays only, from Wednesday 23 July until Monday 28 July
Diversion route: B1123, Fressingfield Road and vice versa

Phase 3
Where: Gules Green Lane Fressingfield
This phase will be completed in two sections. Section one will be from Cratfield Road to Pegg’s Hill, and section two will be from Pegg’s Hill to Daisy Hill.
When: Between 8am and 5pm from Monday 28 July until Friday 1 August
Diversion route:
Section 1: Gules Green Lane, Daisy Hill, Metfield Road and vice versa
Section 2: Daisy Hill, Metfield Road, Gules Green Lane and vice versa

Phase 4
Where : Fressingfield Road, Metfield
When: Between 8am and 5pm from Monday 4 August until Friday 8 August
Diversion route: Fressingfield Road, B1123, B1116, Daisy Hill and vice versa

Phase 5
Where: Low Road, Cratfield Road and Metfield Road, Fressingfield
When: Between 8am and 5pm from Monday 11 August until Friday 15 August
Diversion route: Cratfield Road, Silverley’s Green, Swans Green, Laxfield Road, Cake Street, Banyards Green, Bickers Hill Road, Market Street, B1117, B1116 and vice versa

Phase 6
Where: Daisy Hill, Fressingfield
When: Between 8am and 5pm from Monday 18 August until Thursday 22 August
Diversion route: Fressingfield Road, B1123, B1116, Daisy Hill and vice versa

No phase will begin before the previous phase has been completed and the associated closure has been lifted. No works will take place over the weekend. 

Surface dressing works on these roads will be carried out during summer 2026, and we will issue further communications in advance of these works.

As we plan roadworks in advance, we schedule extra days to allow for bad weather or other delays beyond our control. If we need to make major changes to our work dates, we will update the information signs on site and our social media channels accordingly.

A plan showing the diversion routes for each phase of these works is attached to this email. When we close the road and put a diversion in place, the route needs to be accessible to vehicles of all shapes and sizes. We make our diversions as clear as possible by placing appropriate signing along the route. The latest updates on our works can be found on the One.Network website.

There may be times that essential emergency works are required to take place on the highway network without advanced notice – you can follow Suffolk Highways on Facebook for the latest emergency roadwork updates.

Please use any contacts within your division or parish to circulate this notification.

If you have any queries on the above, please contact us on 0345 606 6171.

Suffolk Highways

www.suffolk.gov.uk/highways

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