• Location
    Head Street, Colchester
  • Cause
    OVERNIGHT roadworks
  • Responsibility
    Essex County Council
  • Effective
    24/03/2025 - 26/03/2025

Head Street, Colchester is closed for overnight roadworks from Monday 24th March to Wednesday 26th March 2025.

The road will be closed from 20:00hrs each evening and is to re-open from 05:00hrs each morning.

  • From 20:00hrs on Monday 24th March to 05:00hrs on Tuesday 25th March 2025.
  • From 20:00hrs on Tuesday 25th March to 05:00hrs on Wednesday 26th March 2025.

Due to the location of the road closure the following bus services will be placed on diversion:

*ALL services will be unable to serve bus stops on Head Street.*

Bus No.

Direction of route:

Diversion route:

S1

To Highwoods

The S1 service will divert via Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

S2

To Highwoods

The S2 service will divert via Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

S3

To West Bergholt

The S3 service will divert via Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

S6 / S7

To High Street

The S6/S7 services will divert via Butt Road, Southway, Balkerne Hill, Middleborough and North Hill.

1A

To Greenstead

The 1A service will divert via Balkerne Hill, Middleborough and North Hill.

2A

To Great Horkesley

The 2A service will divert via Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

68

To Highwoods

The 68 service will divert via Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

75

To Osborne Street

The 75 service will divert via Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

87

To North Station/Great Horkesley

The 87 service will divert via Balkerne Hill, Middleborough and North Hill.

88/88A/88B

To Osborne Street

The 88, 88A and 88B services will divert via Balkerne Hill, Middleborough and North Hill.

102**

To Harwich

The 102 service will divert via Stanwell Street, St Botolph's Circus, Magdalen Street and Brook Street.
371 / X71

To Osborne Street

The 371 and X71 services will divert via Balkerne Hill, Middleborough and North Hill.

X20

To Osborne Street/North Station

The X20 service will divert via Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

**The 102 service will be unable to serve the following bus stops: Head Street, The George, Greyfriars (in both directions) and The Surgery (in both directions).


We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

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