Bypass Update – 7 February 2016

update – 7 February 2016

With the new bridge now straddling the Midland Mainline line north of Bedford station, the completion of the Northern Bypass looks very much on schedule (date yet to be confirmed), but …

update – 11 February 2016
At the February Parish Council meeting, Jon Gambold reported that the opening of the bypass may be delayed due to potential major road works required on Tavistock Street that are expected to take six weeks. Concerns were raised that if the bypass is opened before the Tavistock St work is completed, substantial volumes of traffic will come via the bypass to Biddenham and then along Bromham Road to get to Bedford!
So the present plan is to delay opening the bypass until the work on Tavistock St. is completed, it is understood this work has not yet begun – watch this space!