Drivers are set to face a 30-minute diversion while a busy road is closed for repair work. 

Crown Corner and High Street in Coddenham, and Lower Road in Hemingstone from High Street to Rectory Road will be closed on Thursday, February 29. 

The closure will be from 10am until 2pm for urgent carriageway patching. 

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Suffolk Highways has installed an 18 mile diversion route diverting drivers through Ipswich. 

The route will follow these roads: 

  • B1078
  • B1077
  • A1156
  • A14
  • B1078

One network says the diversion route will take around 30 minutes.