Bedford Borough Council

Reports

• Why has it taken 5 hrs of hardly moving along the A421 passed Toxton towards the Black Cat Roundabout today to find traffic lights at the roundabout.

  Great Barford Bypass, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Great Barford, Bedford, England, MK44 3FG, United Kingdom. Closed 20:10, 5 Jul 2025, last updated 08:22, Sunday

• No signage regarding road closure

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DY, United Kingdom. Closed 18:36, 5 Jul 2025, last updated 08:15, Sunday

• Growth blocking view. A4428 junction approaching roundabout.

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EN, United Kingdom. Closed 12:02, 20 Jun 2025, last updated 08:48, 22 Jun 2025

• Road needs safety inprovement

  A428, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Little Barford, Bedford, England, PE19 2LL, United Kingdom. Closed 21:52, 18 Jun 2025, last updated 07:21, 20 Jun 2025

• Dangerous manhole cover/Noisy - BP Petrol Great North - PE19 8EJ Road

  A428, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8ER, United Kingdom. Closed 14:47, 13 Jun 2025, last updated 16:30, 14 Jun 2025

• Wyboston LKES TURNING

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 11:20, 2 Jun 2025, last updated 17:19, 2 Jun 2025

• A1 Black Cat - All Traffic Lights not working

  Black Cat Roundabout, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DS, United Kingdom. Closed 08:10, 27 May 2025, last updated 09:27, 27 May 2025

• All traffic lights not working

  Black Cat Roundabout, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DS, United Kingdom. Closed 07:56, 27 May 2025, last updated 08:22, 27 May 2025

• All traffic lights not working on Black cat roundabout.

  Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DS, United Kingdom. Closed 07:06, 27 May 2025, last updated 07:59, 27 May 2025

• Green light on traffic lights not working

  Black Cat Roundabout, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DS, United Kingdom. Closed 13:25, 26 May 2025, last updated 15:18, 26 May 2025

• Traffic lights broken A1 northbound at Black Cat

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3BD, United Kingdom. Closed 13:54, 25 May 2025, last updated 16:10, 25 May 2025

• Safety mirror

  Great Barford Bypass, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Great Barford, Bedford, England, MK44 3FG, United Kingdom. Closed 21:05, 4 May 2025, last updated 09:32, 5 May 2025

• Drain has pothole round it. A428 on approach to "the crown" roundabout at eaton socon. Left hand side, next to curb

  A428, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8ER, United Kingdom. Closed 22:14, 28 Apr 2025, last updated 07:36, 29 Apr 2025

• Pothole on Lane1

  Great North Road, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DS, United Kingdom. Closed 21:51, 26 Apr 2025, last updated 08:14, 27 Apr 2025

• Mass of loose tarmac etc

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 22:33, 21 Apr 2025, last updated 09:06, 22 Apr 2025

• Sign missing

  Little Barford, St Neots, Bedford, England, PE19 6WA, United Kingdom. Closed 22:31, 21 Apr 2025, last updated 07:21, 22 Apr 2025

• Pothole on sliproad

  Marbrook Residential Care, Phoenix Park, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, St Neots, Bedford, England, PE19 8EP, United Kingdom. Closed 11:10, 21 Apr 2025, last updated 11:59, 21 Apr 2025

• Pothole that’s more suitable for the moon surface

  A1, St. Neots, Hail Weston, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, England, PE19 7QR, United Kingdom. Closed 10:21, 21 Apr 2025, last updated 11:52, 21 Apr 2025

• General road sweep needed

  Little Barford, St Neots, Bedford, England, PE19 6WA, United Kingdom. Closed 13:08, 15 Apr 2025, last updated 14:46, 15 Apr 2025

• General roadsweep

  A428, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8ER, United Kingdom. Closed 13:07, 15 Apr 2025, last updated 14:39, 15 Apr 2025

• White lines

  A428, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8ER, United Kingdom. Closed 13:09, 15 Apr 2025, last updated 14:31, 15 Apr 2025

• Roundabout arrows

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EN, United Kingdom. Closed 20:45, 2 Apr 2025, last updated 09:18, 4 Apr 2025

• Roundabout arrows damaged

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EN, United Kingdom. Closed 16:47, 30 Mar 2025, last updated 08:52, 31 Mar 2025

• Roundabout maintenance

  Little Barford, St Neots, Bedford, England, PE19 6WA, United Kingdom. Closed 16:48, 30 Mar 2025, last updated 18:10, 30 Mar 2025

• Roundabout arrows

  Little Barford, St Neots, Bedford, England, PE19 6WA, United Kingdom. Closed 16:49, 30 Mar 2025, last updated 18:03, 30 Mar 2025

• General roadsweep required

  A428, Little Barford, St Neots, Bedford, England, PE19 6WA, United Kingdom. Closed 13:31, 25 Mar 2025, last updated 10:36, 26 Mar 2025

• Collapsed gully on rbout

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EN, United Kingdom. Closed 07:16, 17 Mar 2025, last updated 09:19, 17 Mar 2025

• Pothole

  Great North Road, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DS, United Kingdom. Closed 13:41, 4 Mar 2025, last updated 10:02, 5 Mar 2025

• Land just off the A428 st neots road flooding

  St Neots Road, Renhold, England, MK41 0JB, United Kingdom. Closed 06:35, 4 Mar 2025, last updated 08:14, 4 Mar 2025

• Drainage channels both sides of the A421 are choked with vegetation and rubbish.

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Elstow, Bedford, England, MK42 7TR, United Kingdom. Closed 07:08, 1 Mar 2025, last updated 10:10, 2 Mar 2025

• Pothole on slip off road at Kempston

  A421, Kempston Rural, Bedford, England, MK43 9AB, United Kingdom. Closed 15:51, 19 Feb 2025, last updated 15:10, 20 Feb 2025

• Signpost indicating Peterborough A1 N obstructed

  Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement Scheme, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DY, United Kingdom. Closed 17:17, 15 Feb 2025, last updated 09:24, 16 Feb 2025

• Various street lights not working a1/a428 approach

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 08:29, 30 Jan 2025, last updated 14:18, 31 Jan 2025

• Following a local power outage the lights at the junction of Great North Rd and Wyboston Lakes Resort are out

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 17:46, 28 Jan 2025, last updated 08:06, 29 Jan 2025

• Traffic lights out

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 14:11, 4 Jan 2025, last updated 15:36, 4 Jan 2025

• Bumpy Lane tunnel flooded

  A421, Bedford, MK42 0TB. 08:18, 4 Jan 2022, last updated 15:58, 23 Dec 2024

• Blocked drainage culvert

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Harrowden, Elstow, Bedford, England, MK42 0RF, United Kingdom. Closed 20:40, 22 Dec 2024, last updated 07:47, 23 Dec 2024

• Multiple lights not working

  Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DY, United Kingdom. Closed 08:29, 19 Dec 2024, last updated 08:48, 20 Dec 2024

• Fallen tree

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Elstow, Bedford, England, MK42 0SR, United Kingdom. Closed 10:45, 11 Dec 2024, last updated 08:03, 12 Dec 2024

• Lights not working

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EN, United Kingdom. Closed 08:25, 9 Dec 2024, last updated 11:56, 9 Dec 2024

• Missing grill over drain and dislodged manhole on concrete side of cway

  A421, Kempston Rural, Kempston, Bedford, England, MK42 7JY, United Kingdom. Closed 07:09, 19 Nov 2024, last updated 14:38, 19 Nov 2024

• Too small

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3BH, United Kingdom. Closed 10:34, 8 Nov 2024, last updated 13:44, 8 Nov 2024

• Dead fox on merge

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Elstow, Bedford, England, MK42 9BF, United Kingdom. Closed 23:25, 2 Nov 2024, last updated 10:18, 3 Nov 2024

• Missing manhole cover

  A421, Kempston, Bedford, England, MK42 7PN, United Kingdom. Closed 13:06, 31 Oct 2024, last updated 10:25, 2 Nov 2024

• Blocked ditch

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Harrowden, Elstow, Bedford, England, MK42 9YF, United Kingdom. Closed 07:41, 18 Oct 2024, last updated 11:12, 18 Oct 2024

• Missing drainage gully cover

  A421, Stewartby, Bedford, England, MK42 7PN, United Kingdom. Closed 09:52, 16 Oct 2024, last updated 08:02, 17 Oct 2024

• Graffiti on the sound proof fencing

  A421, Wootton Green, Wootton, Bedford, England, MK43 9EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 10:28, 7 Oct 2024, last updated 15:11, 7 Oct 2024

• Traffic lights out

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 09:26, 1 Oct 2024, last updated 13:58, 1 Oct 2024

• Potholes and dip in lane 1 before layby on A421 eastbound

  Great Barford Bypass, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Great Barford, Bedford, England, MK44 3DX, United Kingdom. Closed 22:07, 29 Sep 2024, last updated 07:22, 30 Sep 2024

• Multiple lights not working on A421 E entry slip road from A6

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Elstow, Bedford, England, MK42 9BF, United Kingdom. Closed 21:41, 15 Sep 2024, last updated 07:33, 16 Sep 2024

• Traffic Lights Out

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 20:17, 3 Sep 2024, last updated 10:00, 10 Sep 2024

• Active water leak

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Elstow, Bedford, England, MK42 9BF, United Kingdom. Closed 08:46, 2 Sep 2024, last updated 10:21, 3 Sep 2024

• Kids throwing rocks

  A421, Kempston Rural, Wootton, Bedford, England, MK43 9EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 20:40, 27 Aug 2024, last updated 08:25, 28 Aug 2024

• Loads of rocks all over road, skid hazard all around roundabout, street cleaning required

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EN, United Kingdom. Closed 20:21, 11 Jul 2024, last updated 09:49, 13 Jul 2024

• Verge overgrown cant see to merge

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AB, United Kingdom. Closed 19:49, 5 Jul 2024, last updated 10:48, 6 Jul 2024

• Pothole in lane 1 at on slip

  Great Barford Bypass, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Renhold, Bedford, England, MK44 3DX, United Kingdom. Closed 12:00, 11 Jun 2024, last updated 10:21, 12 Jun 2024

• Very bad overgrown foot path

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AJ, United Kingdom. Closed 11:49, 10 Jun 2024, last updated 17:02, 10 Jun 2024

• No public pathway access im disabled and struggling to get out of kelpie marina

  Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3DS, United Kingdom. Closed 13:51, 31 May 2024, last updated 13:36, 2 Jun 2024

• Bushes covering sign

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Harrowden, Shortstown, Bedford, England, MK42 9YF, United Kingdom. Closed 21:05, 24 May 2024, last updated 18:08, 25 May 2024

• Potholes A1 Southbound Carriageway outside service station

  Telota, 1, Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AJ, United Kingdom. Closed 17:19, 17 May 2024, last updated 14:15, 19 May 2024

• Damages Manhole

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AJ, United Kingdom. Closed 13:59, 16 May 2024, last updated 08:20, 17 May 2024

• Blocked drain

  Lyndale, 20, Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AB, United Kingdom. Closed 21:04, 3 May 2024, last updated 13:04, 5 May 2024

• Graffiti on new fencing

  A421, Wootton Green, Wootton, Bedford, England, MK43 9EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 06:56, 2 May 2024, last updated 16:01, 2 May 2024

• Graffiti on bridge support and bridge over carriageway

  A421, Kempston Rural, Wootton, Bedford, England, MK43 9EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 06:52, 2 May 2024, last updated 15:56, 2 May 2024

• Blocked main drain along side of A1

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AB, United Kingdom. Closed 16:47, 23 Apr 2024, last updated 16:44, 24 Apr 2024

• A428 Great North Rd Wyboston Beds junction with Wyboston Lakes Resort

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 09:56, 18 Apr 2024, last updated 09:48, 19 Apr 2024

• Following a power outage during a lightening storm the traffic lights have failed

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 10:14, 15 Apr 2024, last updated 08:26, 16 Apr 2024

• Clean up of roundabout

  Little Barford, St Neots, Bedford, England, United Kingdom. Closed 10:21, 24 Mar 2024, last updated 07:24, 25 Mar 2024

• Extensive Road sweep

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 10:23, 24 Mar 2024, last updated 13:13, 24 Mar 2024

• Roundabout

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EN, United Kingdom. Closed 10:23, 24 Mar 2024, last updated 13:08, 24 Mar 2024

• No lines

  Phoenix Park, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EN, United Kingdom. Closed 10:24, 24 Mar 2024, last updated 13:02, 24 Mar 2024

• Road has come apart and is massive skid risk multiple near miss witnessed

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EN, United Kingdom. Closed 16:26, 22 Mar 2024, last updated 12:31, 24 Mar 2024

• Several blocked storm drains and historical issues with leaks into sewerage, flooding on the a1 east bound and subsequent flooding of sewerage and brook. Major connection issues with sewerage pipe being cut when the motorway was duelled.

  Wait for the Waggon, 13, Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AJ, United Kingdom. Closed 16:41, 7 Mar 2024, last updated 14:11, 10 Mar 2024

• Multiple lights as well as traffic lights not working

  Sandpiper Court, Phoenix Park, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EP, United Kingdom. Closed 07:37, 1 Mar 2024, last updated 15:42, 2 Mar 2024

• Traffic Light failure

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 18:39, 29 Feb 2024, last updated 15:33, 2 Mar 2024

• Pothole

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Cople, Bedford, England, MK44 3RZ, United Kingdom. Closed 07:46, 29 Feb 2024, last updated 07:22, 1 Mar 2024

• Large pothole on approach to Wyboston roundabout on A428

  A428, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8ER, United Kingdom. Closed 13:09, 25 Feb 2024, last updated 07:12, 26 Feb 2024

• Traffic Lights not working

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AJ, United Kingdom. Closed 11:53, 30 Jan 2024, last updated 11:04, 31 Jan 2024

• 2 streetlights are not working

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Harrowden, Shortstown, Bedford, England, MK42 9YF, United Kingdom. Closed 21:43, 29 Jan 2024, last updated 13:47, 30 Jan 2024

• Missing no entry sign

  Harrowden Interchange, Harrowden, Shortstown, Bedford, England, MK42 0SF, United Kingdom. Closed 21:46, 29 Jan 2024, last updated 13:40, 30 Jan 2024

• Traffic Lights out

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 07:31, 29 Jan 2024, last updated 10:01, 29 Jan 2024

• Pothole on A1

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AJ, United Kingdom. Closed 04:41, 26 Jan 2024, last updated 12:07, 27 Jan 2024

• Black cat roundabout signage

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3BE, United Kingdom. Closed 08:14, 25 Jan 2024, last updated 10:01, 26 Jan 2024

• Traffic lights wyboston

  A1, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EW, United Kingdom. Fixed 09:11, 22 Jan 2024, last updated 08:35, 23 Jan 2024

• Great North Rd. junction with Wyboston Lakes Resort Lights out

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Fixed 07:40, 22 Jan 2024, last updated 08:32, 23 Jan 2024

• Lights not working

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 13:26, 20 Jan 2024, last updated 16:39, 20 Jan 2024

• Traffic light failure

  Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AR, United Kingdom. Closed 14:43, 18 Jan 2024, last updated 11:46, 19 Jan 2024

• Lights out

  A1, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EW, United Kingdom. Closed 09:33, 18 Jan 2024, last updated 13:36, 18 Jan 2024

• Pothole

  A1, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8EW, United Kingdom. Closed 12:37, 17 Jan 2024, last updated 13:28, 18 Jan 2024

• A1 north only / all other routes

  Black Cat Roundabout, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3BE, United Kingdom. Closed 20:59, 16 Jan 2024, last updated 08:18, 18 Jan 2024

• Light not working

  A428, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, PE19 8ER, United Kingdom. Closed 09:36, 15 Jan 2024, last updated 12:08, 16 Jan 2024

• Pot Hole

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Roxton, Bedford, England, MK44 3BE, United Kingdom. Closed 08:04, 8 Jan 2024, last updated 11:10, 8 Jan 2024

• Graffiti on exit countdown marker, A421 E/A600 jct

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Elstow, Bedford, England, MK42 9GL, United Kingdom. Closed 17:50, 7 Jan 2024, last updated 10:55, 8 Jan 2024

• Graffiti - A421 eastbound near Wootton, Beds

  A421, Wootton Green, Wootton, Bedford, England, MK43 0GW, United Kingdom. Closed 17:48, 7 Jan 2024, last updated 10:48, 8 Jan 2024

• Lights on A421 (W) entry slip road at A428 (A4280) jct

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Renhold, Bedford, England, MK41 0JE, United Kingdom. Closed 18:05, 7 Jan 2024, last updated 08:35, 8 Jan 2024

• Lights on during day on A421 E exit sliproad for the A428 (A4280)

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Renhold, Bedford, England, MK41 0JE, United Kingdom. Closed 17:58, 7 Jan 2024, last updated 08:26, 8 Jan 2024

• Graffiti on junction sign on A421 eastbound at A428 Bedford jct

  Bedford Southern Bypass, Renhold, Bedford, England, MK41 0JE, United Kingdom. Closed 17:56, 7 Jan 2024, last updated 08:01, 8 Jan 2024

• Large pothole travelling south towards A421. Location - just south of the Chawston turning on the opposite side

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3AA, United Kingdom. Closed 13:09, 3 Jan 2024, last updated 12:06, 4 Jan 2024

• Sign fallen down into road

  Great North Road, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3BD, United Kingdom. Closed 17:06, 2 Jan 2024, last updated 11:54, 4 Jan 2024

• A1 southbound and northbound

  Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement Scheme, Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, Wyboston, Bedford, England, MK44 3BE, United Kingdom. Closed 21:34, 1 Jan 2024, last updated 10:11, 2 Jan 2024