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Bedfordshire, Leighton Road, Heath & Reach - Temporary Traffic Restrictions, to allow for the proposed works.
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Central Bedfordshire
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
(LEIGHTON ROAD, HEATH & REACH)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cenatral Bedfordshire Council intends
not less than seven days from the date of this Notice to make an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle, except a vehicle being used for fire, police or ambulance purposes in an emergency, from proceeding along the length of Leighton Road, Heath & Reach near The Axe & Compass Pub.
This temporary closure is required to enable manhole cover replacement works to take place and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. Where possible access will be maintained to property and premises but may be restricted from time to time according to local signing.
It is expected that the works will take place from 1930hrs on 20 April to 0500hrs on 21 April. The road will be closed at all times during this period.
The alternative route for this closure is via Heath Road, Leston Road, A4012, Vandyke Road, Miletree Road, Eastern Way and vice versa.
The Order will come into operation on 20 April 2026 for a period of eighteen months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier.
For further information please contact Anglian Water – 0800145145.
DATED 24 March 2026
Central Bedfordshire Council Gary Powell
Priory House, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ Assistant Director, Highways
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