26/05/2024 | Ford RideLondon - Essex 100 | Chelmsford - Services C2 & C4

Shrub End Road, Colchester will be closed for overnight roadworks (20:00 - 05:00 hours) from Wednesday 12th June to Thursday 20th June 2024.

Due to the location of the road closure, the 1A and 75 services will be placed on the following diversions:

1A

The 1A service towards Ambrose Avenue will divert via Boadicea Way, Layer Road (B1026) and Gosbecks Road before returning to normal line of route on Straight Road. The following bus stops will not be served:

• adj Boadicea Way North
• opp Winston Avenue
• adj Walnut Tree Way
• opp The Huntsman
• opp Leather Bottle.

The 1A service towards Colchester will divert via King Harold Way (in opposite direction), Ambrose Avenue, Straight Road, Gosbecks Road, Layer Road (B1026) and Boadicea Way before returning to normal line of route on Shrub End Road. The following bus stops will not be served:

• opp Hastings Road
• adj Wilkin Court
• opp Walnut Tree Way
• adj Winston Avenue

75

The 75 service will divert, in both directions, via Boadicea Way, Layer Road (B1026) and Gosbecks Road. The following bus stops will not be served (in both directions):

• Boadicea Way North (South-bound direction only)
• Winston Avenue
• Walnut Tree Way
• The Huntsman
• Leather Bottle

Boadicea Way North (North-bound direction) will be served.

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

From Sunday 2nd June 2024 the we are making the following changes to our network in North Essex:

71, 371, 372, X71 – Chelmsford to Colchester via Witham   

The Monday to Saturday timetable is revised. The current off-peak daytime service X71 journeys will be re-routed via Boreham Village (Plantation Road & Church Road) and Hatfield Peverel and run as service 71. At Stanway, 71 & 372 will run via Sainsburys and the 371 & X71 will run via Tollgate.

86 – Colchester to West Mersea

The Monday to Saturday service is re-routed to serve the Lethe Grove stops, running from Mersea Road via Berechurch Hall Road in both directions and will run to a revised timetable. There are no changes to the Sunday route or timetable.

87 – Horkesley Heath to Brightlingsea

The Monday to Friday off-peak daytime frequency is increased to run every 20 minutes between approximately 1000 and 1400. On Saturdays, the 87U journeys which currently terminate at the University of Essex will be extended to Brightlingsea as route 87, to provide a half hourly service throughout the day.

S1 – Highwoods to Wivenhoe 

There will be some minor changes to the timetable on all days of the week. Earlier journeys will be added to the Monday to Friday timetable, with the first bus from Wivenhoe leaving at 0500 and the first journey from Highwoods leaving at 0520.

S4 – Colchester to Greenstead

There will be minor changes to the daytime timetable on Monday to Saturday. An earlier journey will run from Greenstead at 0540 on Monday to Friday.

S6, S7 – Colchester to Shrub End / St Michaels        

There will be minor changes to the daytime timetable on Monday to Friday

S8 – Colchester Hospital to Monkwick 

Revised route and timetable. The Lethe Grove section of route will instead be covered by route 86. The Monday to Friday journeys which currently start or finish at Colchester Station are extended to finish at or start from Colchester Hospital.

S10 – Colchester to Colchester Hospital via St Johns *New Route* 

The S10 is a new service, running up to every hour on Monday to Saturday, providing new connections via Ipswich Road and St Johns estate to Colchester Hospital. From the High Street, the S10 runs via East Hill, Ipswich Road, St Johns, Highwood Approach, Highclere Road, Brinkley Grove Road, Mill Road and Turner Road.

From Sunday 2nd June 2024, we are making the following changes to our network across South and Mid Essex

21, 21A – Canvey to Southend **extended to Shoeburyness & Great Wakering**

The Monday to Saturday service is extended beyond Southend to Southchurch, Bournes Green, Maplin Way North, Delaware Road, Shoeburyness Asda, Great Wakering and Landwick, every 30 minutes, providing new links to Southend Hospital and to the schools on either side of the city in Westcliff and Southchurch.

37 – Warley to Bishops Hall via Brentwood Town Centre

There are minor timetable changes on Monday to Friday.

71, 371, 372, X71 – Chelmsford to Colchester via Witham    

The Monday to Saturday timetable is revised. The existing off-peak daytime service X71 journeys will be re-routed via Boreham Village (Plantation Road & Church Road) and Hatfield Peverel and run as service 71. At Stanway, 71 & 372 will run via Sainsburys and the 371 & X71 will run via Tollgate.

351 – Chelmsford to Brentwood

There are minor timetable changes on Monday to Friday.

B5 Basildon to Fiserv Janus House & Gardiners Lane South **New Route**

This new service replaces the existing short X10 journeys between Basildon, Festival Leisure Park, Fiserv (Janus House) and Gardiners Lane South. Buses will run up to  every 30 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturday with additional journeys at the busiest times.

X10 Basildon to Stansted Airport via Chelmsford  

The route is revised in Basildon with the Basildon to Janus House and Gardiners Lane section largely replaced by new service B5. The X10 is rerouted between Basildon town centre and Eastmayne via Broadmayne, with buses calling at the Watermill stop all day, every day. Some journeys extend beyond Basildon bus station to Festival Leisure Park and Janus House at peak times.

The route between Chelmsford Bus Station and Broomfield Hospital is changed to run via Chelmer Valley Road and Valley Bridge, with new stops at Skerry Rise, Broomfield Angel and Ash Tree Corner. An additional stop is added in Chelmsford City Centre at the Army & Navy stops on Parkway.

X30 Southend to Stansted Airport via Chelmsford

The Monday to Saturday service is increased to run every 30 minutes over the full route between Southend and Stansted Airport  throughout the day. One daytime bus per hour will serve Southend Hospital (via Prittlewell Chase and Southbourne or Westbourne Grove), with the other running via Southend Airport and following the existing route. 

Between Chelmsford and Stansted, one bus per hour will run more directly via Essex Regiment Way and omit Dunmow, with the other bus per hour running the existing route. The route between Chelmsford Bus Station and Broomfield Hospital is changed to run via Chelmer Valley Road and Valley Bridge, with stops at Skerry Rise and Broomfield Angel. An additional stop is added in Chelmsford City Centre at the Army & Navy stops on Parkway. Buses will also call at Bedloes Corner at Rawreth.

*Please note. this service update was amended at 12:00 02/04/2024

Reason for amendment: Unable to access Navigation Road - diversions revised.

A section of Springfield Road, Chelmsford will be closed to traffic from Tuesday 2nd April to Wednesday 26th June 2024 - Essex Highways is widening the junction. This is a partial road closure - north-bound direction only, between roundabout (for Tesco/Bond Street) and Navigation Road. Due to the location of the roadworks there will likely be delays to all traffic in and around the area.

The following bus services will be placed on diversion:

C8 & C11

towards Chelmsford Bus Station - normal line of route

towards Beaulieu Park - Services C8 & C11 will divert via Parkway, Army & Navy Roundabout, Chelmer Road and Sandford Road before returning to normal line of route on Springfield Road. Town Centre Tesco Store and Boswells Drive bus stop will not be served. The closest alternate bus stop, nearest Tesco, will be Chelmsford Prison. 

47

towards Chelmsford Bus Station - Service 47 will divert via Byron Road, Sandford Road and Springfield Road before returning to normal line of route on Victoria Road. The following bus stops will not be served: Brockley Road, Wharf Road, Town Centre Tesco Store and Boswells Drive. The closest alternate bus stops, nearest Tesco, will be on Victoria Road (Riverside Inn/Riverside Ice and Leisure).

towards Broomfield Hospital - will not serve Town Centre Tesco Store bus stop. The closest alternate bus stop, nearest Tesco, will be Boswells Drive. 

73

towards Chelmsford Bus Station - normal line of route

towards Maldon - Service 73 will divert via Parkway, Army & Navy Roundabout, Chelmer Road and Sandford Road before returning to normal line of route on Springfield Road. Town Centre Tesco Store and Boswells Drive bus stop will not be served. The closest alternate bus stop, nearest Tesco, will be Chelmsford Prison. 

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.