Bedford drivers should expect delays on A421 and A1

Drivers in and around Bedford will have six National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And two of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• A1, from 8pm August 21 2022 to 6am February 20 2023, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A428 both directions, Bradford Road to B1428 – works under narrow lanes, traffic signals and carriageway closure for new roundabout scheme on behalf of Waterman Group

And a further five closures will begin over the next seven days:

• A421, from 8pm October 31 to 6am November 12, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A421 both directions, A1 Black Cat roundabout to A6 Marsh Lays – carriageway closure and lane closures for drainage on behalf of Ringway

• A421, from 8pm November 1 to 5am November 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A421 eastbound, Marsh Leys interchange change to A6 – lane closure for structure/maintenance on behalf of National Highways

• A1, from 9pm November 1 to 5am November 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 both directions, Baldock to Alconbury – back-to-back mobile lane closures due to central reservation works on behalf of Ringway

• A421, from 9pm November 1 to 5am November 3, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A421 both directions, junction 13 to Black Cat roundabout – back-to-back mobile lane closures due to horticulture/cutting and planting works on behalf of Ringway

• A421, from 8pm November 14 to 6am November 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A421 both directions, Renhold to Marsh Leys – mobile lane closures due to drainage works on behalf of Ringway