{"id":818311,"date":"2026-10-30T04:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T04:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/818311\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T04:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T04:58:22","slug":"a143-closures-leads-to-emergency-meeting-demand-by-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/818311\/","title":{"rendered":"A143 closures leads to emergency meeting demand by villages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/goto?url=CAESkAEB6zswFZLtlmPUbkYya6tmLkijWYaNuQStZS2nZ2ydI-nY0_6opqSdMrqliPthvAUsJecGPsUayaFF4u-vEjyX9uk6zWJeHPkelpNjblZSXpXf-ULOxWdwf_yiDQwkZsUbuOGRWELJdztYslKzd75mpym7LC43ntdFNokaInwB_pZllsmkLvyyOnMQJrWZhUY&amp;ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The A143<\/a> Blackbourn Resilience Group has demanded urgent action to address problems caused by unplanned closures of the A143 between Ixworth and Stanton in Suffolk.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The group, which includes parish, district, and county councillors, has written to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/local-news\/bury-st-edmunds-news\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bury St Edmunds<\/a> and Stowmarket MP Dr Peter Prinsley, Suffolk Constabulary Chief Constable Mark Webster, and senior leaders at Suffolk County Council.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  They have requested a public meeting to discuss the ongoing disruption.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  David Ruffles, chair of Bardwell Parish Council, said: &#8220;Bardwell and neighbouring villages cannot continue to become the default diversion whenever the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/goto?url=CAESjQEB6zswFYV_0oxj5sWU2hoikNxYyiwaZdthkpS0L2nUcMyyWMcpfzrvE5nvoR2_40OLR3iRm70vX9yAVp3Q6uPzCEmypF2LlSrXi2XzuUSEbzZruUNlSERoBDN62Fg0YbqUZ2CRrbdd06ow6UT17OH1L7zpE2AHLn0ZYVGjtNHxNbTeOXzb2SdFIlmEtaQ&amp;ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A143<\/a> is shut.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Narrow lanes, historic properties and vulnerable road users are being exposed to dangerous conditions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Local people need timely information, clear signage and a coordinated response that keeps vehicles on safe and appropriate routes.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Since May, there have been five unplanned closures on this stretch of the A143.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Three were due to heat damage in May, June and August, while two followed road traffic collisions in September and October.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  During each closure, large volumes of traffic, including HGVs, have diverted through small villages using narrow rural lanes instead of official diversion routes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This has led to congestion, damage to property, vehicles and verges, and several near-misses.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The group says the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/goto?url=CAESiwEB6zswFVMJWW-W4FTsX9r6FEzE_KO4mtPnfwS975ft_pG-8X0k0zznZCj7vB5Kh579P_YzfNGRj8fVOkgTefzoE5wPE2OTChXZcEcV9jA3Fzll39gpFF0FNcxZrOf7H9GghfCQ65bbfxIMu5KyfzMQjX5Oc2thsjltl8JeFDwKwSvxOXI6B5yZfBk1&amp;ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A143\u2019s<\/a> condition has continued to deteriorate, despite remedial work earlier this summer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Harry Richardson, county councillor for the Blackbourn division. (Image: Suffolk County Council)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Harry Richardson, county councillor for the Blackbourn division, said: &#8220;The A143 is a vital economic route, but when it closes the consequences are pushed into small villages whose roads were never designed for this volume of traffic.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We are asking the responsible agencies to come together and agree a practical emergency plan \u2013 and we will hold them to account if they don\u2019t.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A date and venue for the proposed public meeting are yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The A143 Blackbourn Resilience Group has demanded urgent action to address problems caused by unplanned closures of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":818312,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-818311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}