• Location
    Head Street, Colchester
  • Cause
    Utility Repair and Maintenance Works
  • Responsibility
    Anglian Water
  • Effective
    08/06/2025 - 09/06/2025

Head Street, Colchester is closed for overnight roadworks from 19:00 hrs on Sunday 8th June to 05:00hrs on Monday 9th June 2025.

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

Due to the location of the road closure the following bus services will be placed on diversion - there will likely be delays to all services:

Bus No.

Direction of route:

Diversion route:

51

To Highwoods

The 51 service will divert via Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

52

To Highwoods

The 52 service will divert via Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

53

To West Bergholt

The 53 service will divert via Crouch Street, Balkerne Hill and Middleborough.

54

To Greenstead The 54 service will divert via Stanwell Street and Southway. The 54 service will not serve Head Street, High Street and Queen Street.

55

To Monkwick The 55 service will divert via Stanwell Street and Southway. The 55 service will not serve Head Street, High Street and Queen Street.

56 / 57

To High Street

The 56/57 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 Highwoods

To Great Horkesley

The 2A service will divert in both directions 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 Southway and Osborne Street.

87

To North Station/Great Horkesley

The 87 service will divert in both directions 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.

102/104**

To Harwich

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

X70

o Osborne Street The X70 service will divert via Southway and Osborne Street.
71/X71/371/372

To Osborne Street

The 371 and X71 services will divert via Southway and Osborne Street.

X20/320

To Osborne Street

The X20 service will divert via Southway and Osborne Street.

X20/320

To North Station The X20 service will divert via Balkerne Hill, Middleborough and North Hill.

**The 102 & 104 services 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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