10 road closures for Central Bedfordshire drivers to watch out for
Central Bedfordshire's motorists will have 10 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.
And one of them is expected to cause major delays – with drivers facing a holdup of at least 30 minutes. Another five will cause moderate delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.
The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that seven closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:
• A5183, to 5am December 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M1 northbound, junction 9 to junction 11 - carriageway closure, entry slip road closure, lane closures and diversion route due to carriageway - reconstruction/renewal works on behalf of National Highways.
• A1, to 5am December 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 both directions, Biggleswade North roundabout to Lower Caldecote - lane closure for cabling works on behalf of BT.
• A1081, to 5am December 21, severe delays (more than 30 minutes): M1 both directions, junction 9 to junction 14 - carriageway closures, lane closures and diversion routes due to communications works on behalf of Ringway.
• A1, to 6am February 28 2026, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A421 both directions, Marsh Leys to Black Cat Roundabout - carriageway closures due to white lining/road markings works on behalf of National Highways.
• A1, to 6am April 1 2027, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A428 both directions, Crown Roundabout to Cambourne - carriageway closure, lane closure, diversion route and narrow lanes for construction - bypass/new on behalf of National Highways.
• A1, to 6am April 1 2027, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 / A421 both directions, Biggleswade to St Neots - carriageway closures, lane closures, narrow lanes, permanent layby closures and diversion routes for construction - bypass/new on behalf of National Highways.
A5, from 9am December 15 to 3.30pm December 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 both directions, B5120 roundabout to Hocliffe Road - diversion route on behalf of Central Bedfordshire Council.
And a further three closures will begin over the next two weeks:
• M1, from 10pm December 15 to 5am December 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M1 southbound, junction 14 to junction 13 - lane closure due to communications works on behalf of Ringway.
• A5, from 8am December 17 to 6pm December 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A5 northbound, North of Eastern Way - no carriageway incursion on behalf of AWG.
• A1081, from 10pm December 18 to 5am December 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1081 westbound, Capability Green to M1, junction 10 - lane closure for white lining road markings on behalf of National Highways.
National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.