| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash 09:08 - Oct 1 with 1738 views | north_stand77 |
According to EADT. Might be worth a check before travelling today that it's reopened |  | | |  |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 09:26 - Oct 1 with 1681 views | SitfcB |
Closed both ways currently. Air ambulance just landed. Car v tractor. |  |
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 09:36 - Oct 1 with 1655 views | strikalite |
Cheers for posting this S, hope everything is still well with you...
It's saying it'll be reopened very shortly with nobody injured,,,? |  | | |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 10:15 - Oct 1 with 1582 views | ParisBlue |
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 11:48 - Oct 1 with 1450 views | Pinewoodblue |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 10:15 - Oct 1 by ParisBlue |
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Now suggesting road will re-open between 1.15pm to 1.30pm
If still closed Exit left and cut across to A140. Needham Market will be a nightmare. |  |
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 12:42 - Oct 1 with 1370 views | SitfcB |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 11:48 - Oct 1 by Pinewoodblue |
Now suggesting road will re-open between 1.15pm to 1.30pm
If still closed Exit left and cut across to A140. Needham Market will be a nightmare. |
That’s what I’ve done but big queue to the 140 On the A1120. | |
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 13:26 - Oct 1 with 1289 views | Pinewoodblue |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 12:42 - Oct 1 by SitfcB |
That’s what I’ve done but big queue to the 140 On the A1120. |
Traffic England now saying closed until 6.45pm - 7pm.
Have fun | |
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 17:43 - Oct 1 with 1167 views | SitfcB |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 13:26 - Oct 1 by Pinewoodblue |
Traffic England now saying closed until 6.45pm - 7pm.
Have fun |
Took an hour and twenty mins from Stowmarket to my parking spot in Ipswich near PR. Road reopened 15:30ish. | |
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 08:58 - Oct 2 with 1063 views | strikalite |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 17:43 - Oct 1 by SitfcB |
Took an hour and twenty mins from Stowmarket to my parking spot in Ipswich near PR. Road reopened 15:30ish. |
We lost an hour Sitters coming through Needham, luckily left early enough but only managed to get one pint in before the game ffs :)
Why the hell does it take so long to re-open a road after an accident? About 7 hours in the end... | | | |
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 10:28 - Oct 2 with 1011 views | Whos_blue |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 08:58 - Oct 2 by strikalite |
We lost an hour Sitters coming through Needham, luckily left early enough but only managed to get one pint in before the game ffs :)
Why the hell does it take so long to re-open a road after an accident? About 7 hours in the end... |
Why the hell does it take so long to re-open a road after an accident? About 7 hours in the end...
It's standard practice for police to thoroughly investigate any accident where a fatality may have occurred or where injuries are so severe that may be life threatening or life changing.
There may have also been damage to the road or crash barrier.
Either way, someone was having the worst day of their life.
However, I can see the massive inconvenience in being late for a football match.
Hope you enjoyed your pint. |  |
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 10:36 - Oct 2 with 992 views | Pinewoodblue |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 10:28 - Oct 2 by Whos_blue |
Why the hell does it take so long to re-open a road after an accident? About 7 hours in the end...
It's standard practice for police to thoroughly investigate any accident where a fatality may have occurred or where injuries are so severe that may be life threatening or life changing.
There may have also been damage to the road or crash barrier.
Either way, someone was having the worst day of their life.
However, I can see the massive inconvenience in being late for a football match.
Hope you enjoyed your pint. |
There is often a need to carry out emergency repairs before a road can re-open. Seems this accident happened at the worst possible location with no really suitable alternative route available.
Even at quiet times of the day, or night ,being diverted through Needham Market can be a pain. | |
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 11:41 - Oct 2 with 957 views | Sarge |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 10:36 - Oct 2 by Pinewoodblue |
There is often a need to carry out emergency repairs before a road can re-open. Seems this accident happened at the worst possible location with no really suitable alternative route available.
Even at quiet times of the day, or night ,being diverted through Needham Market can be a pain. |
Appreciate it’s too late now but before I set off from Cambridge for the game yesterday I checked this thread, then I checked Google maps and sure enough the diversion through Needham looked jammed. Instead I went north through Stowupland and across to join the A140 then back down to the A14. Probably added about 10 mins in total. Moral of the story - if possible, ignore the official diversion and make up your own one.
Edit: actually noticed you posted this route as an alternative yesterday anyway! Although after I had left so I can still claim it for myself [Post edited 2 Oct 2022 11:43]
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| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 14:46 - Oct 2 with 907 views | sohamblue74 |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 11:41 - Oct 2 by Sarge |
Appreciate it’s too late now but before I set off from Cambridge for the game yesterday I checked this thread, then I checked Google maps and sure enough the diversion through Needham looked jammed. Instead I went north through Stowupland and across to join the A140 then back down to the A14. Probably added about 10 mins in total. Moral of the story - if possible, ignore the official diversion and make up your own one.
Edit: actually noticed you posted this route as an alternative yesterday anyway! Although after I had left so I can still claim it for myself [Post edited 2 Oct 2022 11:43]
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I took the same diversion as Sarge through Stowupland to A140. Added about 20 mins.
Getting to parking space near Valley Road took ages though. Big crowds = loads of traffic. | | | |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 16:50 - Oct 2 with 861 views | strikalite |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 10:28 - Oct 2 by Whos_blue |
Why the hell does it take so long to re-open a road after an accident? About 7 hours in the end...
It's standard practice for police to thoroughly investigate any accident where a fatality may have occurred or where injuries are so severe that may be life threatening or life changing.
There may have also been damage to the road or crash barrier.
Either way, someone was having the worst day of their life.
However, I can see the massive inconvenience in being late for a football match.
Hope you enjoyed your pint. |
Before I set off I read this thread and checked Twitter and FB where it was being said that there were no injuries and the road would be back open before 10am, this was about 9am ish, we left about 11.30am and was surprised it was still closed off even at that point..
Fair enough though, for investigation/work on barriers etc I'd understand that.. | | | |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 17:54 - Oct 2 with 831 views | north_stand77 |
| A14 eastbound Creeting currently closed for crash on 16:50 - Oct 2 by strikalite |
Before I set off I read this thread and checked Twitter and FB where it was being said that there were no injuries and the road would be back open before 10am, this was about 9am ish, we left about 11.30am and was surprised it was still closed off even at that point..
Fair enough though, for investigation/work on barriers etc I'd understand that.. |
I think there were other accidents in the same area of the A14 in both carriageways as the morning went on.
We ended up getting in to town quite early so as not to miss the game .
Was a great atmosphere and game which made it all worthwhile.
(Thanks for asking by the way, am doing ok ish. ) | | | |
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