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Two road-building schemes worth £200m, in Bedfordshire, UK, will be delivered on time by early next year.

The two projects include the construction of the £162m A5-M1 Link and the £38m Woodside Link.

The work on the 2.8 mile A5-M1 Link is being executed by Highways England, while the 1.8 mile Woodside Link is being delivered by Central Bedfordshire Council.

Highways England project manager Karen Green said: "We have achieved a lot in the A5-M1 Link’s first year of construction and the scheme continues to progress well and on schedule.

"We continue to work closely with Central Bedfordshire Council to ensure both projects progress alongside and to minimise disruption to users."

"We have achieved a lot in the A5-M1 Link’s first year of construction and the scheme continues to progress well and on schedule."

The A5-M1 Link scheme will feature a newly constructed dual road, six bridges and three junctions that would include a new motorway junction.

It will also see the redevelopment of the B579 Luton Road East and West to align it with Junction 11A.

Once completed, the new project is expected to not only improve the east-west connection running between the A5 and M1 in the north of Dunstable, but also reduce congestion through Dunstable town centre.

It will also help to reduce journey times and increase road safety for motorists.

The completion of the Woodside Link project will link the industrial areas of Houghton Regis and Dunstable to a new Junction 11A to the M1.

The new road will be able to improve traffic flow on local roads and decrease air pollution in the area.

Roads minister Andrew Jones said: "It is pleasing to see the progress that has been made with the A5-M1 and Woodside Link schemes, which will lay the ground for new businesses to thrive and homes to be built for hard working people."

The two projects are expected to unlock nearly 40ha of land for firms and offer infrastructure to 7,000 new homes, which will improve economic growth of the region.

Image: The two new road projects will help reduce congestion in Bedfordshire. Photo: courtesy of the UK Government.