A421 Closed after Flooding
It's closed in both directions between the A6 Bedford and M1 J13 near Marston Moretaine
Last updated 24th Sep 2024
The A421 remains shut between Bedford and Brogborough, due to flooding following heavy rainfall over the last 48 hours.
After one lane had been reopened overnight, the northbound lane A5 between the A421 in Bletchley and Great Holm at Milton Keynes was closed by rising water levels this morning.
The Environment Agency had 32 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, in place across England on Tuesday morning, but a respite from more heavy rain is expected.
Train services are also affected, as flooding between Rugby and Milton Keynes central is disrupting Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway until 10am, according to National Rail.
National Highways say their teams continue to work at the scene, and that they expect the road to remain closed, they added, they "cannot provide a timeline for the road to reopen".
It comes after parts of Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire saw more than 100mm of rain in the last 48 hours with Woburn in Bedfordshire seeing 132mm recorded, more than twice the amount of its September average rainfall amount, according to the Met Office.
It's as the MP for Harpenden & Berkhamsted, Victoria Collins, says she'll be writing to Hertfordshire County about flood prevention and management
She'll also be contacting Thames Water about water management at Markyate, she's said in a post on X