Work starts on Northern section of Bedford's Western Bypass.

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The official sod cutting ceremony Credit: Sarah Cooper, ITV Anglia

Work has started on the Northern section of Bedford's Western Bypass. The £18.6 million pound scheme should be completed in 2016.

The official sod cutting ceremony marked the end of a 50 year wait for a completed western bypass for Bedford. This section will link the A4280 at Bromham Road with the A6 at Clapham.

The Western Bypass as a whole should reduce the amount of traffic travelling through the town by linking from the A428 south of Bedford to the A6 heading north of the town.

Click below to watch our report from Sarah Cooper