Services S9-174-175 | Rowhedge Road, Rowhedge | Road closure

5th Mar 2024North Essex

Location

Rowhedge Road, Rowhedge
Cause

Roadworks
Responsibility

Essex County Council
Effective

11/03/2024 - 13/03/2024

*Please note. this service update was amended 05/03/2024.

Reason for amendment: Access has been granted to Rowhedge Road, Rowhedge.

Rowhedge Road, Rowhedge will be closed for roadworks from Monday 11th March to Wednesday 13th March 2024 (between the hours of 09:30 and 15:30).

Services S9 & 174/175 will be permitted through the road closure.

Please note: there might be slight delays to service as the bus will be required to wait for an operative to escort them through the closure.

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

Service Disruptions - 20/05/2025

Last updated at 18:49 - Listed NEW to OLD ↓

333 - Journey cancellation

12:25 - Heybridge to Chelmsford

*UPDATE* 3/3A/20/21/25/26/27/28/X30/825

Southend Victoria Interchange and Chichester Road RE-OPENED. All bus services have returned to normal line of route.

C5 - Journey cancellation

08:13 - Chelmsford Railway Station to Moulsham Lodge (30min delay)

320 - Journey cancellation

07:13 - Great Notley to Colchester

~~3/3A/20/21/25/26/27/28/X30/825 - Network disruption~~

~~Southend Victoria Interchange and Chichester Road are currently closed. All buses are diverting away from the road closure.~~

Service 52 - Journey cancellation

14:25 Stanway Sainsburys to Highwoods cancelled due to a breakdown.

Service 54 is on reduced service due to breakdown. More info regarding timings on the First Bus customer app.

Service X20 - Journey cancellation

18:05 - Osborne St to Stansted Airport

Service will run in full but roughly 40 mins late due to mechanical concerns.

This will also delay service X20 departure from Stanstead Airport at 19:50.

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>>> Service Changes from 1st June 2025

We are making minor changes to the Essex bus network from Sunday 1st June 2025.

Key details:

Service:	Journey:	What's changing?
2A	Highwoods to Horkesley Heath	Minor timetable changes to evening and Sunday journeys to improve the punctuality of the 2A service. This service is operated under contract to Essex County Council. Essex County Council has approved the timetable changes.
X20	Colchester to Stansted Airport (via Braintree)	The X20 service will be re-routed, between Great Dunmow and Stansted Airport, via the B1256, Little Canfield and Takely. The overall number of journeys provided remains unchanged, with some minor timing changes to the timetable to accommodate the re-routing. The change in route provides a weekly/24hr service to Stansted Airport, Great Dunmow, Braintree and Colchester. 45 minute journeys between Braintree and Stansted Airport. The maximum single fare remains at £3 until the end of 2025 (funded by HM Government). This offers great value for journeys from Colchester, Braintree and Great Dunmow to Stansted Airport. For customers travelling between Takeley and Stansted Airport - a maximum £2 single fare will apply.

Service:

Journey:

What's changing?

Highwoods to Horkesley Heath

Minor timetable changes to evening and Sunday journeys to improve the punctuality of the 2A service.

This service is operated under contract to Essex County Council.
Essex County Council has approved the timetable changes.

X20

Colchester to Stansted Airport (via Braintree)

The X20 service will be re-routed, between Great Dunmow and Stansted Airport, via the B1256, Little Canfield and Takely.

The overall number of journeys provided remains unchanged, with some minor timing changes to the timetable to accommodate the re-routing.
The change in route provides a weekly/24hr service to Stansted Airport, Great Dunmow, Braintree and Colchester.
45 minute journeys between Braintree and Stansted Airport.

The maximum single fare remains at £3 until the end of 2025 (funded by HM Government). This offers great value for journeys from Colchester, Braintree and Great Dunmow to Stansted Airport.

For customers travelling between Takeley and Stansted Airport - a maximum £2 single fare will apply.

The NEW timetables are available to download/print here ↓

First Essex | May Bank Holiday 2025

A Sunday service will operate, across our Essex network, on the May Bank Holiday and Spring Bank Holiday.

Monday 5th May 2025 (Early May Bank Holiday)	Sunday Service
Monday 26th May 2025 (Spring Bank Holiday)	Sunday Service

Please plan ahead and refer to our Sunday timetables: Route maps | First Bus

Or view live bus times, plan your journey, and get service updates in real time on the First Bus app.