Transport consultations and studies

You can view copies of the draft Order, a map showing the affected road, and the Council's reasons for proposing these changes at Ipswich County Library, Northgate Street, Ipswich, IP1 3DE.

Visits must be arranged in advance. The library is open:

• Monday: 9am to 6pm
• Tuesday: 9am to 7pm
• Wednesday and Thursday: 9am to 6pm
• Friday: 9am to 7pm
• Saturday: 8.30am to 5pm
• Sunday: 10am to 4pm

The library is closed on Bank Holidays and Public Holidays.

If you wish to object to, support, or comment on these proposals, you must do so in writing. Your response must explain your reasons and be received by Suffolk County Council Legal Services by 18 August 2026.

You can send your comments by post to the address below or by email to rhea.philip@suffolk.gov.uk.

Please note that comments cannot be treated as confidential and may be viewed by other interested parties.

Hadleigh High Street is at the heart of the community. A place to shop, meet, and spend time. Pavements can feel crowded, crossing the road isn’t always easy, and parts of the area feel less safe or welcoming than they could.

We want to make the High Street easier to move around, safer, and a place people enjoy spending time in, while continuing to support local businesses and everyday needs. This includes keeping parking available, allowing deliveries, and ensuring emergency access.

We’re also exploring ways to make Hadleigh’s streets safer and more welcoming, including lower speed limits in some areas to improve safety for people walking and cycling.

We’re inviting local residents, businesses and other stakeholders to share their views. The consultation is open from Monday 15 June until Monday 20 July 2026.

Find out more on Hadleigh's active travel project website.

In May 2025, we secured a grant of £75,000 through Connected and Automated CAM Pathfinder 1. The programme was administered by the Innovation Funding Service, and the funding was for feasibility studies in support of the government's ambition to establish a £40 billion connected autonomous mobility sector by 2040.

For more information please visit the autonomous shuttle project: Adastra page.

For those who missed or can’t attend our showcase events, we would like you to tell us via our survey how you feel about using a self-driving shuttle and how you expect a shuttle service to operate:

This consultation is now closed.

Our vision for Princes Street is to create a street where everyone can move around comfortably and safely.

We are proposing improvements between the Chancery Road/Grafton Way junction and Civic Drive to make walking and cycling easier and safer. This work represents the first step in improving connections between Ipswich Train Station and the town centre.

We invited local residents, businesses and other stakeholders to share their views to help shape the final design for the scheme. The consultation was open from Monday 10 November 2025 until Monday 22 December 2025.

In 2022, Suffolk County Council (SCC) secured funding from Active Travel England to look at how active travel could be encouraged in Woodbridge by improving the local infrastructure. Then, in 2023, SCC secured a further £5m to deliver some of these improvements. The proposals are designed not only to enable and encourage safe and easy walking, wheeling and cycling trips, but also to make public spaces in Woodbridge even nicer places to spend time.

For more detailed information and visuals for the scheme, the information is still available to view online.

We want to improve the route from the Copdock Park and Ride on London Road through to Capel St Mary.

The consultation was open for eight weeks from 28 October and 20 December 2024.

The three schemes that form part of this active travel package include Nacton Road, Woodbridge Road and Ipswich Hospital and are all located in the east of Ipswich.

For more detailed information and visuals for each of the schemes, the information is still available to view online - Ipswich walking, wheeling and cycling routes

• Nacton Road - We want to improve this route for people travelling between the town centre and the eastern suburbs and Ransome’s industrial estate.
• Woodbridge Road - We propose to improve this link between Ipswich and Kesgrave, making it easier for all road users to travel along.
• Ipswich Hospital to Waterfront - We want to create a safe and easy to use route for walking and cycling that connects the waterfront and the hospital by making some improvements along the existing route.

The consultation was open for eight weeks from 9 July to 13 September 2024.

The consultation report along with next steps for each scheme can be found online.

The County Council has received a request to consider measures on Radcliffe Drive to remove through traffic and to create a safer and more pleasant environment for active travel use. This request had been made by the County Councillor for the area, Nadia Cenci on behalf of residents following some local engagement activities.

The County Council is proposing a modal filter between no 90 and no 91 as a suitable location as it connects to other walking routes, can provide a safe crossing point and will minimise the displacement of traffic.

Local residents have been sent a letter asking for their feedback on the modal filter. The filter will go in as a trial in the first instance.

This residential letter has been sent to residents of:

• Radcliffe Drive
• The Chestnuts
• Didsbury Close
• Wilmslow Drive
• Ashton Close.

For more detailed information and visuals for the scheme, the information is still available to view online.

We want to improve the key north/south corridor through the town connecting residential communities with key locations. Grange Road provides a link with Felixstowe docks to the south and the shops and residential areas to the north.

The consultation was open for eight weeks from 28 October and 20 December 2024.

View on the proposed parking and loading restrictions either side of Westerfield level crossing, Westerfield road:

This project will create a more efficient highway network by addressing current issues at the staggered crossroads. It will:

• Reduce congestion and improve safety
• Enhance active and public transport

To achieve these objectives, the proposed plan involves relocating traffic on the eastern arm of the A1120 further north, creating a new junction onto the A140. You can find out more information about the project on the A140/ A1120 Earl Stonham project page.