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Service C4 | Ongar Road, Writtle | OVERNIGHT road closures
Ongar Road, Writtle is closed for overnight roadworks from Monday 28th April to Saturday 10th May 2025.
The road is to be closed from 20:00hrs each evening and is to re-open from 05:00hrs each morning.
Due to the location of the road closure - the C4 service will divert via Lodge Road and Margaretting Road. The bus will circumnavigate Margaretting Road Roundabout and return back along Margaretting Road. The journey will be paused at Loves Walk bus stop and will resume service at next timetabled departure.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served:
- Writtle Green
- Prestons Garage
- Purcell Cole
- Chequers Road
- Lodge Road
- The Ryle
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service X20 | A120 - Between Braintree and Coggeshall | OVERNIGHT road closures
The A120, between Coggeshall and Braintree, is closed for overnight roadworks from Monday 14th April to Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
The road is to be closed from 20:00hrs each evening and is to re-open from 06:00hrs each morning.
Due to the location of the road closure, the X20 service will divert in both directions via East Street, Saint Peter's Road, Colne Road, A1124, A131 and Braintree Bypass.
The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:
- Coggeshall, Paycockes House
- Coggeshall, Nursery
- Bradwell, Mill View
- Bradwell, The Swan
- Bradwell, Bridge Hall Road
- Bradwell, The Dolphin
- Bradwell, Cherry Lane
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service 19A | Greenbury Way (A414), Chelmsford | OVERNIGHT road closures
Greenbury Way (A414), Chelmsford is closed for overnight roadworks from Thursday 17th April to Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
The road is to be closed from 21:00hrs each evening and is to re-open from 05:00hrs each morning.
Due to the location of the road closure, the 19A service will divert in both directions via Westway, A1060, Vicarage Road, The Street, Skreens Park Road, Shellow Road, Beech Road, The Street, Fyfield Road, Willingdale Road and B184.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served in both directions:
- Widford Road
- Wyse's Road
- Radley Green
- Crownlands Garage
- The Wantz Farm
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Services 2A/87 | Mile End Road, Colchester | LONG TERM road closure
Mile End Road, Colchester is closed for roadworks from Monday 14th April to Friday 4th July 2025.
Due to the location of the roadworks, the 2A and 87 services will divert in both directions via Bruff Close, Northern Approach Road and Mill Road.
A temporary bus stop(s) will be installed on Northern Approach - located near Hospital Path bus stop.
The following stops will not be served in both directions:
- Groves Close (towards Great Horkesley direction only)
- Rectory Close (towards Colchester City Centre direction only)
- Oaks Place
- Tall Trees
- Mile End Church
- Link Close
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service S2 | Holly Road, Colchester | DAILY road closures
Holly Road, Colchester is closed for daily roadworks from Thursday 24th April to Tuesday 29th April 2025.
The road is to be closed from 08:00hrs each morning and is to re-open from 18:00hrs each evening.
Due to the location of the road closure - Service S2 will divert via Winstree Road and Blackberry Road before returning to normal line of route.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served:
- Juniper Road
- Harvey Crescent
- Winstree Court
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service 73/73B | Ulting Road, Nounsley | DAILY road closures
Ulting Road, Nounsley is closed for roadworks, on a daily basis, from Monday 28th April to Thursday 1st May 2025.
The road is to be closed from 08:00hrs each morning and is to re-open from 17:00hrs each afternoon.
Due to the location of the road closure - the 73/73B service will divert in both directions via Maldon Road.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served in both directions:
- Cross Keys
- Nounsley Corner
- Jenkins Lane
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service X30 | Sandon Hill (B1008), Ford End | OVERNIGHT road closures
Sandon Hill (B1008), Ford End is closed for overnight roadworks from Thursday 17th April to Saturday 26th April 2025.
The road is to be closed from 20:00hrs each evening and is to re-open from 05:00hrs each morning.
Due to the location of the road closure, the X30 service will divert in both directions via Braintree Road (A131) and A120.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served in both directions:
- Ford End School
- Black Chapel Lane
- Onslow Green
- Church Green
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Services B4 & 1A | Wickford Avenue/Halstow Way, Basildon | Road closure
The junctions of Wickford Avenue and Halstow Way with Rectory Road are closed for roadworks from Saturday 5th April to Friday 16th May 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure the B4 and 1A services will be placed on diversion:
B4
Service B4 will divert in both directions via Pitsea Road and High Road. The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:
- Chevers Pawen
- Chalvedon School
- Dover Way
- Howards Park
1A
Service 1A will divert in both directions via Rectory Road. The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:
- Kenneth Road
- Halstow Way
- Elham Drive
- Throwley Close
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service Changes from 20th April 2025 - North Essex
North Essex
We are making some changes to the Essex bus network from Sunday 20th April 2025. Many of our changes are intended to improve the punctuality of the bus services that we provide. In Colchester, we are combining some services together to provide new connections and in doing this we have made the decision to renumber some services. Scroll down to find downloadable pdf versions of the NEW timetables and the NEW network maps for Essex and Colchester.
Key details:
| Service: | Journey: | What's changing? |
|---|---|---|
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1A |
Greenstead to Shrub End | Revised timetable to improve punctuality. |
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16A |
Barnhall to St Helena School | Service in the morning will start from Stanwell Street (Colchester Bus Station). |
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68 *68A* |
Highwoods to West Mersea | Service 68 - the evening timetable has been revised. The Sunday 86 will be re-numbered to 68A. |
| 87 | Horkesley Heath to Brightlingsea | Revised timetable with extra afternoon peak journeys towards Brightlingsea. |
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88/88A/88B |
Colchester to Halstead | Revised timetable – the service will run to a 2 hourly frequency during the off-peak period from Monday to Friday and throughout the day on Saturday. |
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102 104 |
Colchester to Harwich | Revised timetable to improve the punctuality of the service. |
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X20 320 |
Colchester to Stansted Airport | Revised timetable to improve the punctuality of the service. |
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S1 *51* |
Highwoods to Wivenhoe | Revised timetable to improve the punctuality of the service. There will be more journeys at peak times from Monday to Friday. Service to be renumbered from S1 to 51. |
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S2 *52* |
Highwoods to Stanway | Revised timetable to improve the punctuality of the service. Service to be renumbered from S2 to 52. |
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S3 *53/53A* |
Colchester to West Bergholt | Revised evening timetable. The NEW 53A service will operate from West Bergholt to Old Heath, Stalin Road. Daytime services are renumbered from S3 to 53 and will now run as one service all the way through from West Bergholt to Rowhedge. |
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S4 *54* |
Colchester to Greenstead | Revised timetable to run at an improved frequency of up to every 7 to 8 minutes, during the day, from Monday to Saturday. |
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S5 |
Colchester to Greenstead | WITHDRAWN. This service will no longer operate. |
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S6/S7 *56/57* |
Colchester to Shrub End/St. Michaels | Revised timetable - Services to be renumbered from S6 to 56 and S7 to 57. |
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S8 *55* |
Colchester to Monkwick | Revised timetable - Services to be renumbered from S8 to 55 and 86 to 55A. A small number of 55/55A Monday to Friday peak journeys to start/end at Colchester Hospital. |
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86 *55A* |
Colchester to West Mersea (via Monkwick) | Service 86 is replaced by the NEW 55A service - journeys will provide an hourly service through to West Mersea. |
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S9 *53* |
Colchester to West Bergholt | Service to be renumbered from S9 to 53. The 53 service will operate as one service from Rowhedge to West Bergholt during the day. Evening tendered journeys will terminate at North Station. |
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S10 |
Colchester to Colchester Hospital | WITHDRAWN. This service will no longer operate. |
All NEW & REVISED timetables are available to view / download here →
Service Changes from 20th April 2025 - Mid Essex
Mid Essex
We are making some changes to the Essex bus network from Sunday 20th April 2025. Many of our changes are intended to improve the punctuality of the bus services that we provide. Additionally, we are introducing a NEW Monday to Sunday hourly route - Service 333 from Chelmsford to Heybridge via Maldon. This will provide a 30-minute frequency service from Maldon to Chelmsford from Monday to Saturday. Scroll down to find downloadable pdf versions of the NEW timetables and the NEW network maps for Essex and Maldon.
Key details:
| Service | Journey | What's changing? |
|---|---|---|
| C1 | Galleywood to Broomfield Hospital | Minor changes to the timetable. |
| C2 | Chelmsford to Broomfield Hospital | Revised Monday to Friday timetable, to improve punctuality. Some departure times will change. Customers are advised to check the new timetable prior to travel. |
| C3 | Chelmsford to North Melbourne | Revised Monday to Friday timetable, to improve punctuality. Some departure times will change. Customers are advised to check the new timetable prior to travel. |
| C7 | Chelmsford to Galleywood | Revised Monday to Friday timetable, to improve punctuality. Some departure times will change. Customers are advised to check the new timetable prior to travel. |
| C8 | Chelmsford to Beaulieu Park | Revised Monday to Friday timetable, to improve punctuality. Some departure times will change. Customers are advised to check the new timetable prior to travel. |
| C11 | Chelmsford to Springfield | Revised Monday to Friday timetable, to improve punctuality. Some departure times will change. Customers are advised to check the new timetable prior to travel. |
|
3 |
Chelmsford to Southend | Minor timetable changes to improve the punctuality of the 3 service. |
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31/331/332 *333* |
Chelmsford to Burnham-on-Crouch | We are introducing a NEW Monday to Sunday hourly route *Service 333* from Chelmsford to Heybridge via Maldon, serving the Westcombe Park area of Heybridge. This will provide a 30-minute frequency service from Maldon to Chelmsford from Monday to Saturday. An hourly service to Maldon will be provided on a Sunday alongside the existing 332 service to Burnham-on-Crouch. |
| 71/X71/371/372 | Chelmsford to Colchester | The timetable will be revised to improve punctuality. On school days, a new 16.15 departure will run as service 372 between Chelmsford and Colchester. |
| *X70* | Colchester to Chelmsford | Additional journey on schooldays only departing at 14:20 from Colchester to Chelmsford. |