Luton Borough Council

01/07/2022 - Important information on Lewsey Road closure 9 and 10 July

On the weekend of 9 and 10 July the section of Lewsey Road outside the Luton and Dunstable Hospital will be closed as a vital part of their Emergency Department Expansion Scheme.

The closure, which will take place 8am 9 July to 6pm 10 July, will allow for a large crane to be situated outside the hospital to lift various equipment up to the new section of the building. The carpark on Lewsey Road will remain open and accessible via Dunstable Road. There will diversions in place directing drivers around the A505/Dunstable Rd, Poynters Rd, Leagrave High St and Oakley Rd.

Traffic management plans are in place with fixed signage, Variable Message Signs and leaflet drops as well as messages going out through our communication channels to inform people of the diversion but we strongly urge people to avoid the area that weekend if they can.

The closure is taking place on a weekend to avoid as much disruption as possible, however the works coincide with the nearby Lewsey Park Eid celebrations. This was unavoidable as the works had to be booked months in advance in order for the hospital to keep to the tight project plan and unfortunately was before the date of the Eid festival had been finalised.

To ensure people can access the park easily and enjoy the celebrations and to keep local congestion to a minimum the council is working with the event organisers to provide additional on-site parking at the park on the old artificial pitch. Holgate Drive will be closed as is usual with this event and there be marshalling in place on Leagrave High Street and Pastures Way to direct attendees and encourage them to use the designated onsite parking and not on street parking.

We would, however encourage people to travel by foot or public transport if possible or car pool if driving as despite the ample parking onsite the route to the event will be impacted by the road closure and diversion in place.

Arriva will be unable to serve the stops on Lewsey Road, but also on Leagrave High street and Lewsey due to the diversion in place.They will have an extra buses running to limit the impact.

Information on the diversion.