A11 Red Lodge to Barton Mills concrete surface repairs and maintenance
We're repairing and maintaining a stretch of the A11 concrete road surface in both directions between Red Lodge and Fiveways Roundabout at Barton Mills, West Suffolk.
Latest updates
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10 January 2025
Work has started
Our work on the southbound carriageway started as planned on Wednesday 8 January 2025.
We're replacing concrete bays and repairing potholes and cracks in the A11 road surface.
To work safely, we need overnight closures on the A11 between Red Lodge Interchange and Fiveways Roundabout. We'll close the road in one direction at a time while we work.
Southbound closures
13 January to 28 January 2025
Full overnight closures (8pm - 6am). Weeknights only, Monday to Friday inclusive.
Diversion
While the A11 is closed southbound, you will:
- exit the A11 at Elveden via London Road / Elveden Road / Station Road and join the A134 at Barnham.
- follow the A134 south towards Bury St Edmunds and join the A14 westbound at junction 43.
The A11 northbound will remain open to traffic.
If you want to rejoin the A11 northbound to access the surrounding villages:
- leave the A14 at junc 37
- rejoin the A11 northbound and continue your journey
If you want to access the A11 overnight from Tuddenham Road or Herringswell Road, a local diversion will be in place. This will be by Tuddenham and Cavenham to join the A14 at Risby Interchange.
A11 Red Lodge to Barton Mills diversion route
Northbound closures
29 January to 3 February 2025
Full overnight closures (8pm - 6am). Weeknights only, Monday to Friday inclusive.
Diversion
While the A11 is closed northbound, you will:
- follow the same diversion in the opposite direction and continue on the A134 to rejoin the A11 at Thetford.
Local traffic will still be able to access surrounding villages south of Red Lodge by the A11 northbound.
The A11 southbound will remain open to traffic.
Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.
Project information
Overview
Most of our road network is surfaced with asphalt, also known as tarmac, but some roads are built of concrete. These concrete roads make up around 400 miles (4%) of England’s motorway and long-distance A-road network.
The surface of concrete roads designed between the 1950s and 1970s have an average life span of 50 years. Their surfaces are now reaching the stage where they will need to be repaired or replaced
- for safety reasons
- to make them less noisy and better to drive on.
Around half of the old-style concrete roads will either have repairs or will be replaced over a five-year period. We’ll use innovative techniques and new technology to provide a modern road that will
- last for decades to come
- be easier and quicker for us to repair in future.
Find out more about our national concrete roads improvement programme.
Benefits
Our road repairs will help improve the safety of the road surface.
It's essential for us to repair potholes and cracks to ensure a smoother and safer ride on the A11.
Once complete, we expect the life of the road surface to be extended by up to five years.
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