Highways England has announced a contractor for a £3m road improvement project in Essex and Suffolk.

Tarmac will carry out a package of works on the A12 and A14 through Marylands interchange, Copdock Mill and Seven Hills interchange.

Works include resurfacing, replacing and installing new signs, replacing road markings, barrier renewal, drainage and embankment work.

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The project will be carried out overnight and during the week.

Aran Nugent, Service Delivery Team Leader at Highways England, said: "The appointment of the contractor is a vital part of the delivery of improvements to some of our major roads in Essex and Suffolk. This scheme will make journeys better for local people by improving safety for the thousands of drivers that use these roads each day.

"We expect the work to start in the winter and be completed in the spring next year."

(LM/CD)