Petition to The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey

We call on Dr Coffey to intervene and compel the Environment Agency and Suffolk County Council to:

1. Work together to devise and implement a regular maintenance plan for both the waterway and road around the Potter’s Bridge area of the B1127.
2. Proactively monitor the situation and intervene before problems arise to minimise disruption to road users. 

The B1127 is the principal access route into Southwold from the north. It is the quickest route into the area for our emergency services and is a well-used road by locals, businesses and their staff, and visitors to the area. 

The repeated flooding and road closures on this road are resulting in a great number of people having to divert via Wangford, onto a road which is not suitable for the volume of traffic, at one of the most significant junction accident cluster sites in the county (B1126/A12). This is not only creating congestion and immense frustration but is adding miles to peoples’ journeys, hitting them in their pockets and creating additional emissions.