Service S9 | Rowhedge Road, Rowhedge | Road closure

As of Wednesday 31st July 2024, First Essex Buses took over the operation of the following Essex County Council bus services:

• 322 Lindsell Village - Bishops Stortford, Interchange
• 323 David Wright Close - Bishops Stortford, Interchange
• 324 Stebbing, outside The White Hart - Bishops Stortford, Interchange

The operation of these services were provided at very short notice due to a change in circumstances of the intended bus service provider.

As a result, the services have been run free of charge pending the approval of our service registration application.

The service registration has now been approved by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.

As of Monday 30th September 2024 normal bus fares will be charged on the 322, 323 and 324 services.

The Government £2.00 fare cap will continue to be the maximum single fare charged until Tuesday 31st December 2024.

Rowhedge Road, Rowhedge will be closed for roadworks from Monday 23rd September to Monday 21st October 2024.

Due to the location of the road closure the S9 service will be placed on diversion:

Towards Rowhedge

The S9 service will divert via Fingringhoe Road and Rectory Road. The bus journey will terminate at the turning circle. Passengers will be able to disembark and board the service at the turning circle. 

Towards Colchester

The S9 service is to commence journeys at the turning circle on Rectory Road. The S9 service will divert via Fingringhoe Road before returning to normal line of route on Old Heath Road.

The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:

• Rowhedge Road
• Battlesbrook Road
• Cleavelands
• Battleswick Farm
• Shipyard Corner
• Taylor's Road
• Heath Road Turn
• Rowhedge

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

Service update was amended on 26/09/2024 | Reason(s)for amendment:

• Added - More detail regarding the location of road closure.
• Added - The roadworks/road closures cancelled on Wednesday 25th September 2024 due to bad weather.
• Added - No roadworks/road closures enforced over the weekends. Dates listed.
• Added - Diversion route for the C4 service.
• Added - Diversion route for the X30 service.

Parkway, Chelmsford will be closed (from junction with Rainsford Road to junction with Viaduct Road) for roadworks, on a nightly basis, from Thursday 26th September* to Friday 1st November 2024. *The roadworks/road closure on 25/09/2024 cancelled due to bad weather.

The road is to be closed from 21:00hrs each night and is to re-open from 05:00hrs the next morning.

Please note. roadworks/road closures will not be conducted over the weekend. Therefore, diversions are NOT to be enforced on the following dates:

• 28/09/2024 - 29/09/2024
• 05/10/2024 - 06/10/2024
• 12/10/2024 - 13/10/2024
• 19/10/2024 - 20/10/2024
• 26/10/2024 - 27/10/2024

Due to the location of the road closure the C4, 300, X10 and X30 services will be placed on diversion:

C4

Towards Chelmsford Bus Station: Normal line of route - no diversion required.

Towards Writtle: The C4 service will divert after serving Chelmsford Bus Station via Broomfield Road, Parkway, Rectory Lane, New Street, Victoria Road, Parkway and New London Road, Writtle Road and Waterhouse Lane before returning to normal line of route on beeches Road.

The following bus stop will not be served: Fire Station

300

The 300 service will not serve Chelmsford Bus Station. Instead the 300 service will terminate at Chelmsford Retail Market bus stop. The journey will wait time and restart service towards Basildon at next scheduled departure from Chelmsford Cathedral bus stop (located on Dukes Street).

The following bus stops will not be served:

• County Hotel
• Chelmsford Bus Station

X10

The X10 service will serve all bus stops as normal - however, the service will approach/depart Chelmsford Bus Station from a different direction. Due to the length of the diversion, there will likely be minor delays to service.

X30

The X30 service will serve all bus stops as normal - however, the service will approach/depart Chelmsford Bus Station from a different direction. Due to the length of the diversion, there will likely be minor delays to service.

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

A section of Station Road, Little Dunmow will be closed for works from Thursday 12th September to Friday 15th November 2024.

Due to the location of the road closure, the 570 service will be placed on diversion:

Towards Colchester

Service 570 will divert, after serving Homelye Chase bus stop, via Braintree Road/Dunmow Road (B1256), Braintree Road (B1417) and Station Road before turning onto Tanton Road, Flitch Green. Passengers can board the bus on Tanton Road, Flitch Green. The bus will then continue journey back towards Felsted.

The next bus stop will be Mill Road bus stop.

Towards Great Dunmow

Service 570 will divert, after serving Mill Road bus stop, via Tanton Road, Flitch Green. Passengers can disembark the bus on Tanton Road, Flitch Green. The bus will continue journey back towards Felsted.

The next bus stop will be Homelye Chase bus stop.

The following bus stops will not be served (in both directions):

• Braintree Road
• The Flitch of Bacon
• The Moors
• Bramble Lane
• Baynard Avenue
• Tanton Road (bus stop located on Station Road)

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

This notice was amended on 06/09/2024 | Reason for amendment: Information added regarding amendments to the 75 service (Colchester to Maldon). New timetables attached for the 75 service and the X20/320 service.

This notice was amended on 31/08/2024 | Reason for amendment: Information added regarding amendments to the X20 and 320 (Colchester to Braintree/Stansted Airport).

This notice was amended on 03/10/2024 | Reason for amendment: New timetables attached for the 28 service.

A few bus services will be changing from Sunday 1st September 2024. 

In summary:

• There will be some minor timetable changes to improve punctuality.
• We are introducing two NEW routes (schoolday only) to our network.

Service Changes:

All NEW & REVISED timetables are available to view / download below: