20 January 2015: Things are changing! The new bigger Bromham Road/Deep Spinney roundabout is advancing rapidly. The road to the north of the current roundabout is down to one lane, the other (the outer) being excavated; and the footpath north of Bromham Road has been diverted to the north of the new roundabout with a new crossing point from Deep Spinney, both with temporary surfaces.
The cycle underpass is now clearly visible as construction continues.
9 January 2015: Into the New Year and work continues apace. The Bromham Road/Deep Spinney roundabout is really taking shape now and landscaping proposals for the new roundabout will be discussed by the Parish Council at a forthcoming meeting.
Work is pressing on too with the cycle underpass and the approach road to the roundabout from Bromham.
12 December 2014: A mild December so far, and the race is on before the Xmas break (?).
The ‘cycleway underpass’ off the main entrance towards the ‘Baulk’ is progressing, and to the right hand side of the Baulk work is concentrating on the excavation/transfer of sand & gravel before the road foundation work can commence. The Clapham Road end site is also now established.
The Clapham Road end site is also now established.
A new page Biddenham future has been added to the blog’s main menu.
It will provide a record of Biddenham as it is before developments take place that will change the village in the future. Initially, it is covering the two major planning issues currently of particular interest to the village:
24 November 2014: The November weather now changeable, the heavy weekend rain revealing the clay soil prevalent around Bedfordshire. Work now concentrating on creating the ‘cycleway underpass’ off the main entrance towards the ‘Baulk’.
Work starting to gather pace north of Bromham Road, toward the Clapham.
12 November 2014: The good November weather continues, some recent rain not getting in the way of well organised progress, some work now showing north of Bromham Road.
Update 16 November, 2014:
The plant equipment captured in the featured image for this post shows the damage resulting from the attempted theft on Monday, 10 November (as fully reported in the Times & Citizen, Thursday, 13 November)
3 November 2014: work progresses in the continuing good weather, with further expansion of the site offices.
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Ten submissions for new housing development on land in the parish of Biddenham have been made for inclusion in Bedford Borough Council’s local plan for the period up to 2032.
Visit the Biddenham 2032 page for more information
Work commenced at the Bromham Road/Deep Spinney roundabout end of the new Bedford Western Bypass on Thursday, 16 October 2014.
This phase of construction is the final link of the Bedford Western Bypass that links the A421 at Marsh Leys, Kempston to the A6 near Clapham. The road will provide the northern section of the Western Bypass linking the A6 Bromham Road/Deep Spinney Roundabout junction with the A6 Paula Radcliffe Way/A6 Clapham Road Roundabout junction and includes a bridge over the busy main rail line.
More details are available at the main contractor’s website Breheny Civil Engineering
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»»» 25 October 2014
November approaching fast, the good weather allowing the early work to continue apace by the earth moving equipment – the main roadway (off the Bromham Road/Deep Spinney roundabout) clearly outlined as it bears right towards the A6 Clapham Road roundabout.
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»»» 28 October 2014
Work progressing fast in the fine late October weather, long may it continue.
Photos showing evidence of work at the A6 Clapham Road roundabout, early ground works opposite Biddenham Turn and a further expansion of work at the Bromham Road/Deep Spinney roundabout.
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»»» 31 October 2014
The last day of October 2014 – the fine weather goes on and progress continues unabated on the bypass.
The site head offices are installed on the corner of Bromham road and the Bromham Road/Deep Spinney roundabout.
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In anticipation of work commencing on the Bedford Western bypass in 2012, these photographs were taken as a baseline, in order to record the change in the landscape through to completion …
No further work was carried out until October 2014
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