SIX road closures for Bedford drivers to watch out for this week Bedford News

Motorists in Bedford will have SIX road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highway network this week.

But drivers can take comfort in the fact that they should all cause only slight delays, of less than 10 minutes.

The latest list of planned works, with notes from national highways, shows that two closures already in place are expected to continue this week:

• A421, from 28 March 9pm to 6 April 5am, slight delays (less than 10 minutes): A421 eastbound and westbound, M1, exit 13 to Black Cat roundabout – IPV mobile lane closure for horticulture ( cutting and planting) on ​​behalf of Ringway

• A1, 28 February 21:00 to 5 September 05:00, slight delays (less than 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, exit 10 to Alconbury exit – mobile lane closure for road sweeping on behalf of Ringway

And four more closures will begin over the next seven days:

• A1, 4 April 9pm to 15 April 5am, slight delays (less than 10 minutes): A1 southbound between the B1048 junction and Bushmead Road over the bridge. Works under closed way for maintenance work on behalf of Anglian Water

• A421, 8:00 p.m. 5 April to 06:00 a.m. 8 April, slight delays (less than 10 minutes): A421 eastbound, Elstow interchange – lane closures for horticulture (cutting and planting) on ​​behalf of motorways national

• A421, from 6 April 9pm to 7 April 5am, slight delays (less than 10 minutes): A421 eastbound and westbound, M1, exit 13 to Black Cat roundabout – IPV for horticulture (cutting and planting ) on behalf of Ringway

• A428, from 18 April 6:00 p.m. to 22 April 06:00 a.m., slight delays (less than 10 minutes): A428 eastbound and westbound, between B1428 and B1043 – detour road for community works on behalf of ECL Civils