NOTICE is given that Hertfordshire County Council intends to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, to prohibit all vehicular traffic from using the northbound carriageway of A505 Bedford Road, Hitchin from its junction with A505 Old Park Road north westwards to its junction with the A505 Fishponds Road roundabout, a distance of approximately 313m (“the Road”), except for access.
An alternative route will be via A505 (Bedford Road/Paynes Park), A602 Park Way, B656 (Hitchin Hill/Park Street/Queen Street/Walsworth Road) and A505 (Nightingale Road/Bunyan Road/Fishponds Road) – see map below.
If the Order is made, it shall come into force on 4 May 2024 for a period of up to 18 months. However, the restrictions specified shall only take effect at the times indicated by signs on or near the Road.
