19 to 23 July Sharpenhoe Rd to close

The following order is being made by CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)
(SHARPENHOE ROAD, SHARPENHOE)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2010
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Central Bedfordshire Council have 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 that length of Sharpenhoe Road, Sharpenhoe which extends for 400 metres south from Barton Road.
This temporary closure is required to enable patching 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 DURING ONE WEEK from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd July 2010 between 7:30am and 6:00pm.
The alternative routes available for vehicles affected by the Order are:-
Proceed south on Sharpenhoe Road and then on Church Road to the junction with the A6 roundabout. Take the first exit from the roundabout and continue to the slip road off to Barton. Continue on the B655 Luton Road, Barton and then Bedford Road to the junction with Sharpenhoe Road, Barton and then Barton Road, Sharpenhoe to the junction with Sharpenhoe Road and site and vice versa.
The Order will come into operation on 19 July 2010 for a period of four months or until the proposed works have been completed, as detailed above, whichever is the earlier.
For further information please contact Central Bedfordshire Highways, Tel: 0300 300 8049
DATED 14 July 2010
Central Bedfordshire Council Basil Jackson
PO Box 1395 Assistant Director for Highways
Bedford MK42 5AN