Bus operator issues warning to passengers following smartcard scam
Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire’s largest bus operator has issued a warning to passengers following an online scam that claims to offer discounted travel. Fraudulent promotions have appeared on social media featuring images of Stagecoach buses, along with other operators across the UK, claiming that passengers can purchase a smartcard for just £2 that is valid for six […]
Bedfordshire MP frustrated that government ‘not taking issue of runoff management seriously’
A member of parliament (MP) has said “it is frustrating” that the government “does not appear” to be taking the issue of properly maintaining balancing ponds to mitigate road runoff issues seriously. The comment came after the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed that it does not plan to make an assessment of the potential impact […]
Safety boost for major Beds/Bucks A-road
A key route across Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire is benefitting from a new scheme which will make the road safer for drivers and those living nearby. Work started today (Monday 27 January) on improvements to the A5 designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce the number of people killed or seriously […]
A421 could be closed for days because of flooding
National Highways says it could be several more days before it’s cleared flooding on the A421 in Bedfordshire, despite having removed more than five million litres of water from the road. Following torrential rain over the weekend, the A421 was shut in both directions between A6 at Bedford to M1 junction 13 near Brogborough/Marston Moretaine. […]
Final A1 Black Cat to Biggleswade works to commence
National Highways has completed a number of upgrades to the A1 between the Black Cat roundabout (where the A1 meets the A421 just south of St Neots) and Biggleswade in Bedfordshire over the last few years. In September 2024, the final maintenance work to signs and the resurfacing will commence. The agency says that it […]
A428: Work to begin on new Bedfordshire viaduct
National Highways has announced that construction of a new viaduct over the River Great Ouse in Bedfordshire is set to commence. The work is part of plans to realign and extend the A428, external between the Black Cat roundabout near Sandy and the Caxton Gibbet roundabout in Cambridgeshire. The agency said it would be working closely with environmental […]
Bedfordshire: Partners promise action on the launch of refreshed road safety strategy
Partners who form the Bedfordshire Road Safety Partnership (BRSP) gathered at the council offices in Chicksands this month and pledged their commitment to working together to improve the safety of Bedfordshire’s roads for all users. The refreshed road safety strategy, which is set to 2035, focuses on a long-term ambition to achieve ‘Vision Zero’, where […]
Stagecoach workers in Bedford to strike over pay
Over 140 drivers for Cambus, a subsidiary of Stagecoach, are to strike in Bedfordshire after the company refused to make a decent pay offer, Unite the union said today. Drivers at Cambus earn just £13.46 per hour while other companies in the area are already paying over £15 leaving bus drivers substantially out of pocket. […]
Police collaborate on abnormal load movement
Seven police forces in the East have teamed up with the Metropolitan Police in an effort to coordinate the movement of abnormal loads through their counties, and to the edge of the capital, making it easier for hauliers to plan their journey movements outside of embargoed times. The borders between the forces, Essex, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, […]
Work gets underway on A428 scheme
Upgrades to the Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet route on the A428 across the border between Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire have started. The £1 billion scheme will create a new 10-mile dual carriageway and numerous junction improvements, transforming journeys between the A1 Black Cat roundabout in Bedfordshire and A428 Caxton Gibbet roundabout in Cambridgeshire. Walkers, cyclists […]
