An update from Central Bedfordshire Highways on the Roundabout improvements
CBC will complete the site preparation work for Clophill Roundabout improvements shortly and, Octavius, their contractor will soon have its temporary site compound set up in the nearby highway depot. This will be securely fenced and gated and located off the highway to cause minimal disruption for parking and deliveries.
Work will start on the main Clophill roundabout improvements on Monday 13 March.
The work will focus on one arm of the roundabout at a time to minimise disruption and enable road users to continue to use the junction.
Work will start with the northern A6 approach. This work will take up to four months to finish before we move on to the eastern A507 arm. Attention will then shift to the southern A6 approach and finally the western A507 arm with the full scheme expected to be complete within one year.
To enable traffic to flow through the junction better we are widening each roundabout arm to create two traffic lanes in and out. As well as easing congestion and reducing queuing, this will help the roundabout to support expected future increases in traffic.
CBC are introducing new footways and installing three toucan crossings which, together with the retained footbridge, will mean there is a crossing point on all four arms. There will be a reduction in the speed limit on the approaches to 30mph and carry out further measures to improve the roundabout and road safety.
The northern A6 work will require temporary traffic signals and lane narrowing for the health and safety of the workforce. However, CBC will keep these arrangements to the absolute minimum and avoid peak travel times wherever possible.
The Clophill Road (Maulden) and the Clophill High Street junctions with the A6 will need to be closed for short periods to carry out the improvements at these locations. CBC will inform people of the dates in advance.
To enable re-surfacing of the A6 northern arm, there will also need to be a closure the A6 northern section overnight, keeping it open for traffic during the day. Again, this is designed to minimise disruption for road users. These closures will be accompanied by signposted diversions and will take place once the work progresses. CBC will provide dates in due course and road users will be notified by road signage displayed in advance of the scheduled work.
CBC will coordinate this scheme with other highway works being undertaken in the area and apologise in advance for any delays and disruption required to carry out the improvements.
There will be a drop in event at the Methodist Church hosted by CBC Highways on Thursday the 16th March from 16:00 to 20:00.
