A busy road in Ipswich will be closed to allow urgent work to be carried out. 

Westerfield Road next to Christchurch Park will be shut between 8pm on Friday and 5am on Saturday while Suffolk County Council carry out roadworks. 

It comes as another Ipswich road has been closed for four weeks

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Humber Doucy Lane, in the east of Ipswich, has been closed since February 5 while Cadent carries out essential work along the road. 

While Westerfield Road is closed a diversion route will be in place.