Road closures to watch out for in the Leighton Buzzard area

Drivers are being warned of four road closures next month as Central Bedfordshire Council carries out work.

The latest public notices show four roads are due to be closed between November 2 and November 11, with work including carriageway repairs, gully installation, drainage maintenance and vegetation clearance.

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Roadworks stock image. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Plantation Road will be closed between Saxons Slade and Greenhill from 9am to 3.30pm between November 2 to 4. There will be a signed diversion via Heath Road, Linslade Road and Plantation Road, in both directions.

Lime Grove in Linslade will also be closed from November 2 to 4, with work scheduled between 8am and 6pm for gully installation. There will be no alternative route provided for this closure, according to the public notice.

A section of East Street in Leighton Buzzard, outside number 6, will be closed from November 4 to 6 to allow excavation and investigation work. The closure will be in place between 9am and 3.30pm each day. Traffic will be diverted via Garden Hedge, St Andrew's Street and East Street, with the route operating in both directions.

Leighton Road in Hockliffe, opposite Dairy Court, will be closed from November 9 to 11. Work is expected to take place between 9am and 3.30pm and will include vegetation clearance, ditch clearance, gully installation and gully cleaning. The signed diversion will run via the A5, A505, A4146 and A4012 in both directions.

To find out more and keep up to date with the latest public notices, visit https://publicnoticeportal.uk/

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