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Disruption after busy road gets temporary lights

Ben Parker
BBC News, Suffolk
Ben Parker/BBC A long line of cars queueing on a road.Ben Parker/BBC
The problem has been causing delays in the area

Temporary traffic lights put up after a water valve cover was damaged have resulted in long delays on a busy road.

Main Road in Kesgrave, Suffolk, connects Ipswich to east Suffolk and is the main route through the town.

Queues have been forming in both directions, with traffic backing up on the roundabout to Ropes Drive.

It is not known how long the work is expected to take. Anglian Water has been approached for comment.

A spokesperson for Suffolk Highways said: "Suffolk Highways has attended the site to install temporary traffic management as a safety precaution until the service valve cover can be repaired by Anglian Water."

Ben Parker/BBC A water valve cover with orange and blue spray paint covering it and plastic fences around it. It appears some of the road surface has broken up near the cover.Ben Parker/BBC
The road surface around the cover appears to be cracked

Debbie McCallum, the Conservative county councillor for Kesgrave and Rushmere St Andrew, said she had contacted highways bosses because the town council had been receiving calls about the issue.

McCallum said: "It's annoying for all [who] travel this busy road but it needs to be solved for safety reasons."

She said she hoped the work would be completed before Monday.

Ben Parker/BBC Cones, fences, signs and traffic lights blocking one side of the road. Traffic is queuing beyond the traffic lights.Ben Parker/BBC
The lights have resulted in long queues on Main Road

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