1 – Leper cemetery discovered 2 – World War Two bomb craters discovered 3 – Badger tunnels installed along the route 7 – Bronze Age burial mounds discovered 9 – The percentage of vehicles travelling through the town that stop in Baldock 69 – The percentag
1 - Leper cemetery discovered
2 - World War Two bomb craters discovered
3 - Badger tunnels installed along the route
7 - Bronze Age burial mounds discovered
9 - The percentage of vehicles travelling through the town that stop in Baldock
69 - The percentage of traffic travelling through the town that could be cut by the bypass
100 - The number of trenches excavated to identify any archaeological sites
4,000 - The number of people who attended the Celebration in the Tunnel in December
15,000 - The amount of money raised, in pounds, during that event
22,000 - The number of vehicles that pass through Baldock each day
25,000 - The estimated number of vehicles to use the bypass every day until 2020
1,000,000 - The amount, in cubic metres, of earth moved during construction
43,000,000 - The budget allocated to the construction
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