Due to a road closure on Church Hill, Wakes Colne, the following diversion is in place:
Halstead bound.
Coggeshall Road, B1024, A120, Marks Farm Roundabout Braintree, Conies Road Eastate and back to the line of route.
Colchester bound.
White Horse Avenue, Marks Farm Roundabout at Braintree, A120, Coggeshall, Coggeshall Road (B1024) and Wakes Colne.
Roadworks on Noak Hill Road, along with heavy traffic in both Billericay & Brentwood, are producing 15 minute average delays to route 9.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
*UPDATED*
Longest delay is now over 30 minutes. We are introducing replacement buses at Basildon as a result.
(13:30 31/01/2026)