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Road serving Britain's busiest port reopens

John Fairhall/BBC A Highways Mainenance vehicle can be seen alongside several cones and a sign saying 'Road closed'. Another sign points to the A14 and the Midlands. John Fairhall/BBC
The A14 westbound between the Dock Gate 1 and Dock Spur roundabouts were closed

A major A-road serving Britain’s busiest container port has reopened, after closing for several hours due to a fuel spill.

Suffolk Police said the fuel came from a heavy goods vehicle leaving the Port of Felixstowe at about 06:00 BST.

The A14 westbound between the Dock Gate 1 and Dock Spur roundabouts remained closed "for some time" while National Highways arranged for the road to be cleaned, the force added.

Motorists were advised to avoid the area. It reopened at about 14:30, according to National Highways.

John Fairhall/BBC A large pile of an unspecified material (soil or sand) takes up the centre of the photo and is within a sealed off section of road. Two diggers are pictured working with the materialJohn Fairhall/BBC
The A14 links the Port of Felixstowe with the rest of the country

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