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Thread Author: bathtub tom Replies: 9
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New Sun 21 Nov 10 14:16 
 880 yard road closure. 18 mile detour - bathtub tom
Bedford council have decided to close the High street for a Christmas fair for a period of three days 7.00pm 9/12/10 to 7.00 12/12/10.

It's reported the posted detour is eighteen miles long.

I'd advise everyone to avoid the place like the plague. The first day of closure's a Friday and a school day at that.
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New Sun 21 Nov 10 14:48 
 880 yard road closure. 18 mile detour - jc2
There are plenty of roads thro' or around the town centre without using the High St.Is this just for one type of vehicle by any way?
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New Sun 21 Nov 10 14:53 
 880 yard road closure. 18 mile detour - Mike Hannon
Sort of thing they do in France all the time - and never an explanation or apology.
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New Sun 21 Nov 10 15:06 
 880 yard road closure. 18 mile detour - bathtub tom
>> There are plenty of roads thro' or around the town centre without using the High
>> St.Is this just for one type of vehicle by any way?

If you know the town, would you want to take a forty tonner round the back streets? I suppose the posted route has to cater for these.

It'll only affect the Southbound traffic, directly.

The problem with Bedford's the river crossings, a bit like Shrewsbury.
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New Sun 21 Nov 10 15:11 
 880 yard road closure. 18 mile detour - -
Bedford's not a problem for trucks, no obvious low bridges to worry about and the few weight limits are easily worked around with a bit of nous...mind you those relying on satnavs won't fare well.

Where exactly is the diversion going.
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New Sun 21 Nov 10 15:17 
 880 yard road closure. 18 mile detour - bathtub tom
>>Where exactly is the diversion going.

I haven't been able to find that out. I'd guess out to the East to pick up the by-pass and then back along it.

No low bridges? They had this last week. Makes a change from the buses that cut their tops off on it: www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News/A-bridge-too-low-for-lorry.htm
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New Sun 21 Nov 10 15:25 
 880 yard road closure. 18 mile detour - jc2
I used to go Cotton End to the A428 for Northhanpton & back-didn't use the High St.-I used Midland Rd.
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New Sun 21 Nov 10 15:30 
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>> No low bridges? They had this last week. Makes a change from the buses that
>> cut their tops off on it: www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News/A-bridge-too-low-for-lorry.htm
>>

face palmed, there's always one...12'6'', i wouldn't take a modern tractor unit near it let alone try to get a load through.

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New Sun 21 Nov 10 15:42 
 880 yard road closure. 18 mile detour - jc2
It's not in the town centre.Looks like the Elstow Rd.,Kempston.
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New Mon 22 Nov 10 12:20 
 880 yard road closure. 18 mile detour - movilogo
IIRC some motorway junctions are closed during night (22:00-05:00) for improvement(?) work. That is probably less than 880 yards which require several miles of detour.
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