PLANS to stop flooding at a problem spot on the A12 between Ipswich and Lowestoft have been boosted by a Government minister.

Suffolk County Council is looking to alleviate flooding on the main road at Blythburgh, where the road meets the River Blyth, and is proposing to install a sluice to manage tidal flow in the area.

The road is liable to flooding during heavy rainfall and fears were heightened when the Environment Agency announced it could not continue to maintain defences along the Blyth estuary indefinitely.

Major delays on the road cause huge inconvenience for people and businesses in the area, as well as damaging economic prosperity.

The county council secured a £1.8million grant to deal with the problem and had considered 
raising the road but is now going to “develop the option” of installing a sluice. (more…)

A scheme to protect one of north Suffolk’s busiest stretches of road from flooding is moving nearer to realisation now that a transport minister has given the project his backing.

A £1.85m project to raise the A12 Lowestoft to Ipswich road by about a metre at Blythburgh was yesterday backed by Paul Clark, under- secretary of state for transport, when he visited Lowestoft and said bids for the work were already being considered. (more…)

Demands for investment in flood defences across Waveney have been made following the release of a report into the threats posed to businesses and the economy.

Waveney District Council’s new regeneration strategy report claims major infrastructure work is needed in the next decade to stop the area’s economy suffering from the effects of flooding. (more…)