Bedford Western Bypass Case Study

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This new road opened in April 2016 and allowed traffic to avoid the town centre but instead to connect the A428 with the A6 south of Clapham.  This aimed to reduce congestion and open land for employment and new homes.  Over 50 new houses have already been built.

Funding Stream: Local Growth Fund (LGF)
LGF Awarded: £2.5m
Total Project cost: £18.68m
Delivery Partner: Bedford Borough Council
Project Status: Completed April 2016
Projected Outputs: 1300 new homes and 1000 new jobs

January 2017

Central Bedfordshire College’s construction and engineering students proudly tightened the last nut on the steel frame for the College’s new Skills and Technology Centre currently being built in Chartmoor Road in Leighton Buzzard.