Bedford drivers warned: Expect delays of up to half an hour on A421
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Drivers in and around Bedford will have 11 National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.
And two of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing holdups of between 10 and 30 minutes.
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Hide AdThe latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that six closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:
• A421, from 8.30pm to 5am until July 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A421 both directions, M1, junction 13 to Renhold – mobile lane closure for sweeping of carriageway on behalf of National Highways
• A421, from 8pm to 5am until July 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A421 both directions, M1, junction 13 to Water End interchange – exit and entry slip road closures, lane closures and diversion routes for drainage on behalf of National Highways
• A1, from 9pm to 5am until July 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M both directions, junction 10 to Alconbury – mobile lane closures due to horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of Ringway
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Hide Ad• A1, from 9am to 3pm until July 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 both directions, Biggleswade north roundabout to Sandy roundabout – diversion route for works on behalf of National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc
• A1, from 9pm to 6am until July 25, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1 both directions, junction 10 to Black Cat roundabout – carriageway closure and lane closures for central reservation on behalf of National Highways
• A421, from 8pm to 6am until December 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A421 both directions, M1, junction 13 to Marsh Leys interchange – carriageway closures and lane closures for barrier/fence safety repairs on behalf of National Highways
And a further five closures will begin over the next two weeks:
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Hide Ad• A1, from 9pm July 12 to 5am July 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound, Wyboston – carriageway closure between northbound, exit and northbound, entry slip roads, lane closure and diversion route for carriageway reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways
• A1, from 8pm July 17 to 6am July 25, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A421 both directions, Black Cat roundabout to Roxton – lane closures with switching due to inspection/survey works on behalf of Ringway
• M1, from 10pm July 17 to 5am July 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound, junction 12 to junction 13 – hard shoulder closure and lane closure due to communications works on behalf of Ringway
• M1, from 10pm July 20 to 5am July 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 northbound, junction 12 to junction 13 – hard shoulder closure for barrier/fence safety repairs on behalf of National Highways
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Hide Ad• A421, from 8pm July 24 to 5am July 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A421 both directions, Renhold to Marsh Leys – back-to-back lane closures due to horticulture (cutting and planting) on behalf of Ringway