Bedford drivers warned: Expect overnight delays of up to half an hour on A421

Bedford's motorists will have four road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And one of them is expected to cause delays of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that two closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A421, from 8pm to 6am until November 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A421 both directions, A603 to M1, junction 13 – lane closure for cutting and planting 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 two closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A1, from 9am September 26 to 3.30pm September 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 both directions, Black Cat roundabout to Tempsford, junction – diversion route on behalf of Central Bedfordshire Council

• A1, from 9am September 29 to 3pm October 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 both directions, Sandy roundabout to Biggleswade north roundabout – diversion route for su works on behalf of National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc