Road reopens after burst water main fixed

A road in Shortstown, Bedfordshire, showing several red traffic cones on the road, street signs and a fixed road, with new painting and tarmac on it. There are trees and grass to the left and right. A person is standing in the distance. Bedford Borough Council

Anglian Water was called to the A600 Tinkers Hill in Shortstown, Bedfordshire, to fix the leak

Alex Pope
BBC News, Bedfordshire

A busy village road has reopened after a burst water main was repaired.

The A600 Tinkers Hill in Shortstown, the main road into the village from Bedford, had been shut since Wednesday but reopened at about 17:00 BST on Friday.

Anglian Water confirmed it had fixed the leak.

Bedford Borough Council thanked people for their patience - "and Anglian Water for resolving this issue ahead of the weekend".

A diversion of about 21 miles (about 35km) had been in place.

A road that has been dug up, showing a large amount of dirty brown water in it, with a lorry behind it. There are barriers, metal and plastic, and rows of rubble and mud piled up around it.Bedford Borough Council

Work was carried out over several days

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