Milton Ernest / Harrold / Ravensden / Wootton / Bedford / Kempston - Various Traffic & Footpaths

PUBLIC NOTICE

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984: SECTION 14  

TEMPORARY40 MPH SPEED RESTRICTION) ORDER 2026  

Bedford Road, Milton Ernest 26 – 146 – RC – MA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bedford Borough Council intend 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 that length Bedford Road, Milton Ernest at a speed exceeding 40 mph This temporary 40 mph speed restriction is required for safety of the public and work force in order to undertake Carriegway resurfacing, replacement of ironworks, drainage surveying and lining and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. This temporary 40 mph speed restriction is anticipated to be in operation 24 hours from 9th November 2026 to 15th December 2026. The proposed Order will come into operation on 9th November 2026, for a period of twelve months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier. For further information please contact Bedford Borough Council Tel: 07855 853003

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984:  SECTION 14(1)

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC ORDER 2026  

Church Walk, Harrold 26 – 122

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bedford Borough Council has made 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 Church Walk, Harrold This temporary road closure is required to Stoptap replacement and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. This temporary road closure is anticipated to be in operation 09:00 to 15:00 hours from 9th November 2026 to 11th November 2026. The proposed Order will come into operation on 9th November 2026, for a period of 12 months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier. For further information please contact Anglian Water Business (National) Tel: 03457 145 145.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)

BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL

(RAVENSDEN PART OF FOOTPATH NO 52)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bedford Borough Council have made an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any person proceeding on foot along the length of Ravensden: Part of Footpath No 52 which extends from Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OS GR) TL 0570 5366 to OS GR TL 0611 5360. This closure is required in order to construct a new footway/cycleway. The closure will take place from Thursday 29th October 2026. There is no alternative route for users while the closure is in operation. The Order will come into operation on 29th October 2026 for a period not exceeding six months or until the works which it is proposed to carry out on or near to the footpath have been completed, whichever is the earlier. If the works are not completed within six months the Order may be extended for a longer period with the consent of the Secretary of State for Transport. For further information please telephone Highways Helpdesk on (01234) 718003.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984:  SECTION 14(1)

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC ORDER 2026  

Keeley Lane, Wootton 26 – 126

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bedford Borough Council intend 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 Keeley Lane, Wootton 66 a This temporary road closure is required to lay a new water main and shall apply to such extent as may from time to time be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs. This temporary road closure is anticipated to be in operation 08:00 to 17:00 hours from 23rd November 2026 to 27th November 2026. The signed alternative route for vehicles affected by the order is available via Keeley Lane, Bedford Road, Wootton Road, Wood End Lane, Wood End Road, Hall End Road The reverse route applies The proposed Order will come into operation on 23rd November 2026, for a period of 12 months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier. For further information please contact Anglian Water Business (National)Tel: 03457 145 145

BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL

(BEDFORD CONTROLLED PARKING ZONE) (PROHIBITION AND

RESTRICTION OF WAITING AND LOADING AND PARKING PLACES) ORDER 2017 (AMENDMENT NO.39) (EXPERIMENTAL) ORDER 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 15th October 2026 Bedford Borough Council made an Experimental Order under Sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as follows:Effect of the Experimental Order:

1.  To extend the existing waiting restrictions in the following location:

A   Mayes Yard, Bedford

(i)    On its east side starting from a point at its junction with the alleyway leading to Silver Street (from the existing yellow lines on its north kerb) extending approx. 12.2 metres in a south easterly direction (to the existing yellow lines on its east kerb)

Reason for the Experimental Order:

To extend the existing waiting restrictions in Mayes Yard so that they continue to the rear access of the former Debenhams building, in accordance with Bedford Borough Council requirements. The Experimental Order is necessary to enable access and deliveries to the former Debenhams Building.

It is proposed that the Experimental Order will be in force for eighteen months. Bedford Borough Council will monitor the effectiveness of these restrictions for those eighteen months, at which time a decision will be made on whether the provisions of these restrictions remain indefinitely. Date of Operation: The Experimental Order will come into force on 2nd November 2026 or as soon as practicable after this date. A copy of this Notice, the Experimental Order, plans and a Statement of Reasons for making the Order may be examined during normal office hours at Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP. These documents can also be viewed on our website at www.bedford.gov.uk/ proposedtro, and will be placed on deposit for the duration of the Order.

For further information, please email highway.consultations@bedford. gov.uk

Comments supporting or objecting to the Experimental Order: The Experimental Order will remain in force for up to 18 months. Before its effects can be continued beyond that, all comments lodged during the trial of the Experimental Order will be considered. Any comments should be put in writing, stating the grounds on which they are made, and posted to Highway Consultations, Bedford Borough Council, Room 436, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP, or sent via email to highway.consultations@bedford.gov.uk, to reach us no later than 15th April 2027.

High Court Challenge: Any person who desires to question the validity of the Order or any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or on the grounds that any requirement of that Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within six weeks of the date of this Notice, make application for that purpose to the High Court.

Bedford Borough Council proposes to revoke an existing “No Waiting Monday to Saturday 7am-7pm” restriction and introduce a new “No Waiting at Any Time “restriction on College Street, Kempston

Reason for Proposal: To improve visibility and road safety for pedestrians using the designated crossing point and for vehicles accessing local businesses.

Effect of the Order:

1.  To revoke the existing “No Waiting Monday-Saturday 7am-7pm” restriction in the following location:

A   College Street, Kempston

(i)  On its northern kerb from the eastern boundary of No 14 and extending in an easterly direction for approx. 20 metres

2. To introduce a “No Waiting at Any Time” restriction in the following location

A  College Street, Kempston

(i) On its northern kerb from the eastern boundary of No 14 and extending in an easterly direction for approx. 95 metres Relevant proposal documents may be examined during normal office hours at Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP. They will also be available for viewing on the council’s website at www.bedford.gov.uk/proposedtro. The documents will be placed on deposit until 6 weeks after the Order is made or until it is decided not to continue with the proposal. If you have any questions, please email highway. consultations@bedford.gov.uk

Comments supporting or objecting to the proposal should be put in an email, stating the grounds on which they are made, and sent no later than 19th November 2026 to highway.consultations@bedford.gov.uk.

Order Title if made will be:

1.  Bedford Borough Council (Kempston) (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places) (Consolidation) Order 2018 (Amendment No.47) Order 2026.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 23

Bedford Borough Council Proposes to Introduce a Zebra Crossing on Avon Drive, Bedford

Reason for Proposal: NOTICE IS HEREBY that Bedford Borough Council, in exercise of its powers under Section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, proposes to introduce a Zebra Crossing on Avon Drive, Bedford.

Location of Crossing:

A Avon Drive, Bedford

Located on Avon Drive adjacent to the roundabout junction with Kimbolton Road. The controlled area extends for 23 metres on the north side and 29 metres on the south side of the crossing

Further Details of the proposed zebra crossing, a plan and a statement of reasons for proposing to establish the crossing may be examined during normal working hours at Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford. These documents are also available on the www.bedford.gov.uk/tro website. The details will be placed on deposit until 6 weeks after the crossings are commissioned or until it is decided not to continue with the proposal.

If you have any questions these can be sent in writing to Highway Consultations, 4th Floor, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP or by email to highway.consultations@bedford.gov.uk by 19th November 2026.

Bedford Borough Council proposes to revoke an existing “No Waiting at Any Time” restriction on Marlborough Road, Bedford

Reason for Proposal:

Bedford Borough Council proposes to revoke a “No Waiting at Any Time” restriction on Marlborough Road to provide additional on-street parking capacity.

Effect of the Proposal:

1.  To reduce the extent of the existing ‘No waiting at any time’ restriction on the following length of road:A Marlborough Road

(i) On its eastern kerb, from the boundary of Nos 87 and in a northerly direction for 16 metres

Relevant proposal documents may be examined during normal office hours at Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP. They will also be available for viewing on the council’s website at www.bedford. gov.uk/proposedtro. The documents will be placed on deposit until 6 weeks after the Order is made or until it is decided not to continue with the proposal. For further information, please email highway. consultations@bedford.gov.uk

Comments supporting or objecting to the proposal should be put in an email, stating the grounds on which they are made, and sent no later than 19th November 2026 to highway.consultations@bedford.gov.uk. Order Title for the parking restriction changes if made will be:

1.  Bedford Borough Council (Bedford Urban Area (South of the River and Queens Park)) (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places) Order 2009 (Amendment No.84) Order 2026.

Notice of Confirmation of Public Path Order

Highways Act 1980

Bedford Borough Council

BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL (BLETSOE: PUBLIC FOOTPATH No. 5) PUBLIC PATH EXTINGUISHMENT ORDER 2026

On 01 October 2026 Bedford Borough Council confirmed as an unopposed order the above Order made under Section 118 of the Highways Act 1980.

The effect of the Order as confirmed is to extinguish:-

i. All  of Public Footpath number 5 Bletsoe that commences from a point at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OSGR) TL 0353/5912 in the environs of St Modwen Development Ltd, Thurleigh Airfield Business Park, Bedford then running in a generally north-east direction for approximately 184 metres at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OSGR) TL 0360/5928 approximately 174 metres north-east from the property known as St Modwen Development Ltd.

A copy of the Order as confirmed and the Order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge at Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford by appointment from 10am to 4pm on Weekdays (Bank and Public Holidays excepted). A copy of the Order as confirmed and the Order Map have been placed and may be downloaded free of charge from the Bedford Borough Council Website. Navigate to: https://www. bedford.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/public-rights-way/publicpath-orders.

The Order comes into force on 08 October 2026, but if any person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity, or that of any provision contained in it, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Highways Act 1980, as amended, or of any regulation made under the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order, he or she may, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act, within six weeks from 29 October 2026 make an application to the High Court.

DATED: 29th October 2026

Paul Pace, Service Director for Public Realm, Highways & Waste Management, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP