Road and footpath closures planned for Central Bedfordshire

Henlow High Street is set to close outside The Limes Care Home between 9am and 3.30pm from December 2 to 4, for carriageway patching work. The diversion route will use the B659, Teal Road, A6001, B658, A600 and A507.

Hillary Rise in Arlesey will be closed outside number 6 from December 3 to 7, between 8am and 4pm, for carriageway and footway repairs. Drivers will be diverted via Gothic Way, Lynton Avenue, High Street and Lymans Road.

Hitchin Road in Stotfold will also be closed between the A507 and Arlesey Road on December 3 and 4, between 9am and 3.30pm, to allow carriageway patching works to take place. The alternative route will be via the A507, Arlesey Road and Hitchin Road.

In Tempsford, Station Road will close overnight around the level crossing, and extending 20 metres either side of it. The closure is scheduled from 10.30pm on December 5 until 8.50am on December 6 to allow follow-up tamping works to be completed.

Meanwhile, several roads in Northill and Moggerhanger will be closed on November 30.

The restrictions will apply to:

U162 between Bedford Road and Budna Lane in Northill, between Wood Lane and Budna Road.

St John's Road in Moggerhanger, between Park Road and Budna Road.

Budna Road in Northill, at its junction with St John's Road.

The closures will operate between 9.30am and 3.30pm to allow safe access for cabling box works. The diversion route will use the A603, Hitchin Road, Thorncote Road, Thorncote Green and Bedford Road.

Swaden in Sandy will be closed between Sand Lane and Potton Road, while Sandy Road in Everton will be closed between Everton Park and number 85 from November 16 to 20 for road retexturing.

Both closures will operate between 8am and 6pm.

For Swaden, the diversion will use Sandy Road, Potton Road, Myers Road, the B1040 and B1042.

The diversion for Sandy Road in Everton will follow Sandy Road, Potton Road, Myers Road, the B1040, B1042 and Swaden.

Pedestrians will also be affected in Arlesey – around 293 metres of Public Footpath No. 3 is closed to allow construction work on a housing development.

The closure is expected to remain in place for up to six months.

A signed alternative route has been provided via High Street, Bates Avenue, Graves Paddock and Cooper Croft before reconnecting with an unaffected section of Footpath No. 3.

Further information and a map of the alternative walking route are available on the council's website.

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