It's the start of a new year and there are plenty of road closures drivers should be aware of. 

Here are seven roadworks to plan your journey around this week.

Fore Street, Ipswich 

Fore Street in Ipswich will be closed between Friday and Saturday while Suffolk County Council carries out emergency roadworks. 

A three-and-a-half-mile diversion route will be put in place, which is expected to add on around 15 minutes to people's journeys. 

A134, Leavenheath 

The A134 in Leavenheath will be closed between January 3 and January 14 while Suffolk County Council carries out essential roadworks. 

During the road closure, a 35.5-mile diversion route will be in place, which is expected to add around an hour to journeys. 

A14

Four weeks of overnight closures on a stretch of the A14 will start this week. 

The westbound carriageway will be closed between the Stowmarket turn-off and the A140 junction between January 5 and January 27. 

Works will take place on weeknights between 8pm and 6am. 

The work will be to replace the safety barrier and filter drains on the A14. 

A diversion route has been put in place which will see drivers exit the A14 at junction 51, travel along the A140, onto the A143 to re-join the A14 at junction 43 at Bury St Edmunds. 

Middleton Road, Sudbury 

On Wednesday Middleton Road will be closed while BT carries out essential roadworks. 

A 16-mile diversion route will be in place and is expected to take around half an hour to complete. 

A14, Old Felixstowe Road

The eastbound carriageway on the A14 near the Port of Felixstowe will be closed between 9pm on Thursday and 6am on Friday while National Highways carries out essential works. 

A one-and-a-half-mile diversion route will be in place. 

B1119, Rendlesham 

The B1119 in Rendlesham will be closed on Friday while emergency street works are carried out. 

While the road is closed, a 17-mile diversion route will be in place, which is expected to take around 30 minutes to complete. 

Hervey Street, Ipswich 

Hervey Street in Ipswich will be closed from January 3 until January 13 while essential road works are carried out. 

A short diversion route will be in place.