HGVs risk being banned from residential streets in major crackdown
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Suffolk County Council has unveiled plans to clamp down on HGVs cutting through residential streets in north Ipswich, with a new 7.5-tonne weight limit set to be introduced.
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The move, confirmed last month, will see a traffic regulation order brought forward to prevent large lorries from using neighbourhood roads as shortcuts.
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The restrictions will apply to streets north of the A1214, an area that has so far been left outside existing limits already enforced across much of the town.
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Council officials detailed how the scheme is designed to protect residents from increasing freight traffic, while still allowing access for deliveries and essential services.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say A spokesman said the aim is to "halt unsuitable through-traffic whilst ensuring vehicles making necessary deliveries and providing essential services can still access the affected areas".
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