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Lake Lothing to close for final phase of Gull Wing construction
Lake Lothing’s navigation channel is to be closed to marine traffic for three weeks in the new year while the main bascule span of the Gull Wing bridge is installed. Suffolk County Council has now issued a 3-month advance notice to the Harbour Authority and Lake Lothing marine users regarding a Notice of Temporary Suspension…
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Update on Gull Wing construction works affecting Denmark Road, Lowestoft
Lowestoft residents are being advised that the Gull Wing contractor, Farrans, has applied for an extension of the closure of Denmark Road to allow for the completion of the highways works on the northern side of Lake Lothing. The road closure is now expected to be in place until the end of October as the…
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Changes to Traffic Regulations. Waveney Drive, Canning Road and Riverside Road
ARTICLE 53 AND SCHEDULE 11: TRAFFIC REGULATION MEASURES (SPEED LIMITS) (RESTRICTED ROADS) (PROHIBITION OF WAITING) (REVOCATION OF EXISTING MEASURES) Suffolk County Council (“the Council”) proposes to make the above Instrument in exercise of its powers under article 53 of The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020 (the “2020 Order”), the effect of which would…
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Gull Wing construction works to see temporary closure of Denmark Road and Peto Way, Lowestoft
Lowestoft residents and businesses in Lowestoft are being advised of road closures as work continues on construction of the Gull Wing bridge. Denmark Road, Peto Way and the southern end of Rotterdam Road will be closed to vehicles from 7am on Wednesday March 1, 2023 to allow for the building of the new northern roundabout…
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Colin Law Way at Gull Wing Bridge in Lowestoft is formally opened
A road named in honour of a councillor who helped bring the Gull Wing bridge to Lowestoft has been formally opened. Colin Law Way is named after Councillor Colin Law, who was leader of the former Waveney District Council for six years until his death in May 2017. He also served as a Suffolk county…
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Update on Gull Wing construction works affecting Waveney Drive, Lowestoft
Work on the Gull Wing construction continues to progress. The northern side of the southern roundabout is currently nearing completion, which will allow us to reopen Waveney Drive in both directions from the week beginning August 14. This will help mitigate effects on traffic in Lowestoft from other unconnected roadworks, including allowing installation of a…
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Changes to road layout near Gull Wing Bridge site as Colin Law Way opens and Riverside Road to close
Construction of the Gull Wing bridge in Lowestoft has reached another key milestone with the opening of a new access road. Colin Law Way is to be fully operational for traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians from 5am on Monday May 9. The road is named after Colin Law, who was leader of the former Waveney District…
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Road Minister Baroness Vere visits Gull Wing bridge
Roads minister Baroness Vere was in Lowestoft to see progress on construction of the Gull Wing bridge. The Baroness, who is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport and Minister for Roads, Buses and Places, saw for herself work taking place on the crossing at Lake Lothing in a visit on Friday March 25. She was…
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First section of Gull Wing bridge in Lowestoft arrives
The first major steel section of the Gull Wing bridge in Lowestoft has arrived. The North Approach Viaduct (NAV1) section arrived at the construction site on Lake Lothing on Tuesday March 1 on a barge following a 32-hour crossing from Ghent in Belgium. Leading building and civil engineering contractor Farrans is constructing the bridge for…
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Lowestoft’s Gull Wing officially opens site offices, as construction work continues
New site offices for Gull Wing project staff have been officially opened today (Wednesday 28 July 2021), as work on Lowestoft’s new bridge continues to make good progress. The offices were formally opened by Councillor Matthew Hicks, leader of Suffolk County Council, who was able to make his first Covid-secure visit to the site, since…
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Lowestoft’s Gull Wing meet the buyer event: a huge success
Nearly 300 businesses took full advantage of a webinar last week (3 March) to better understand the local commercial opportunities on offer from Suffolk County Council’s £126m Gull Wing project in Lowestoft. Organised by Suffolk Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the council and Farrans Construction, the virtual event resulted in a strong turnout from…
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Major infrastructure projects now underway in East Anglia
Work is now underway on two new bridges on the East Anglian coast, promising to bring huge economic benefits locally. The Third River Crossing in Great Yarmouth is managed by Norfolk County Council, and the Gull Wing project in Lowestoft by Suffolk County Council. The projects are just 10 miles apart and have a combined…
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Lowestoft’s Gull Wing secures Government approval, work to start in the new year
Construction of Lowestoft’s Gull Wing will get underway early in 2021, following final approval of the scheme today (Wednesday 25 November 2020) by the Government. The Gull Wing project team at Suffolk County Council received official confirmation that its full business case has been approved, meaning that the £73.39m funding from the Department of Transport…
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Fifty employment and training opportunities to be created as contractor announced to build Lowestoft’s Gull Wing
Suffolk County Council has announced that leading building and civil engineering contractor, Farrans, has been appointed to construct the Gull Wing, Lowestoft’s third crossing over Lake Lothing. More than 50 local employment and training opportunities will be created by Farrans and the wider supply chain. A comprehensive tender process was run over the summer and…
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Preliminary work begins on Lowestoft’s Gull Wing
Preparations for Lowestoft’s new Gull Wing bridge have started with an archaeological survey. Now that Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet has given the final green light for the project, Suffolk-based company, Archaeological Solutions Ltd, is digging trial trenches to find out if there are any archaeological remains relating to activity on the river’s edge. There are…