Chamber of Commerce | Transport & Infrastructure Manifesto

Topic Aims Road – National

A14 in Suffolk • Reduced congestion in the Suffolk section and in particular at; Junctions 55, 56, 57, 58; Bury st Edmunds Junctions 43 and 44 and Newmarket Junction 37

Ipswich Northern route • Suffolk County Council to establish an Ipswich Northern route

Orwell Bridge • Highways England to prevent and mitigate bridge closures

A12 • Highways England to upgrade and improve the A12 between the A14 and the M25

• Suffolk County Council to upgrade and improve the A12 between the A14 and A47

A11 • Highways England to remove the six roundabouts on the A11 between the A14 and A47

A47 • A47 alliance to achieve upgrades and improvements between the A12 and the A1

A120 • Implementation of Essex County Council’s proposals for improvement to the A120 between London Stansted Airport and Harwich

Road – Regional & Local A140 • Dualling of the A140 between Ipswich (A14) and (A47)

A1307 • Dualling of the A1307 between Haverhill and

A143 • Improvements to the A143 between Bury St Edmunds and

Lake Lothing crossing • Timely completion of the third crossing

Rail Anglia Upgrading of rail infrastructure especially: • Ely Junction • Haughley Junction • GEML • East – West connections

Greater Anglia • Deliver Norwich in 90 and Ipswich in 60

• Deliver a half hourly minimum frequency between the region’s major towns

• Greater Anglia to reduce journey times on all routes

• A minimum standard of passenger facilities including car and cycle parking

East West Railway Company • East West Rail to continue east all the way to Ipswich

Felixstowe to the North (F2N) • A twice hourly service between Ipswich and Peterborough with improved journey times

• Deliver sufficient capacity to meet both freight and passenger demands

• Electrification of the whole F2N route.

Ipswich to Cambridge • Improved rail access from Ipswich and all of Suffolk to Cambridge

East Suffolk Line • A twice hourly service between and Ipswich and a 60- minute journey time

Wherry Lines • Improved frequency of journeys between Lowestoft and Norwich to every 30 minutes

Air London Stansted Airport • Promote the scheduling of more commercial and long-haul flights

• Improved rail access from Ipswich and all of Suffolk to London Stansted Airport

Norwich International Airport • Norwich International Airport to support further growth in the energy coast

Utilities Broadband • Better Broadband for Suffolk to roll out superfast broadband

• 100% superfast coverage by 2020 and business prioritisation

• Comprehensive 100Mbs coverage by the end of 2025

Electricity • Electricity provision adequate for present and future needs at all employment sites

Mobile technologies • 100% mobile technology coverage by all networks

• Complete 4G roll out across Suffolk

• Early introduction of the 5G network in Suffolk

Water • Water provision and waste water disposal at all employment sites adequate for present and future needs

• Flood risks to be eliminated where businesses are likely