• Location
    Queen Street, Colchester
  • Cause
    Emergency roadworks
  • Responsibility
    Anglian Water
  • Effective
    26/06/2024 - 03/07/2024

Queen Street, Colchester has been closed for emergency roadworks (from today) Wednesday 26th June 2024 and scheduled to finish by end of day Wednesday 3rd July 2024.

Due to the location of the roadworks multiple Colchester services will be placed on diversion:


S1 - towards Colchester City Centre. This service will divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill and Southway before returning to normal line of route on Military Road. The following bus stops will not be served: Angel Court and Queen Street.


S2 - towards Colchester City Centre. This service will divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill and Southway before returning to normal line of route on Osborne Street. The following bus stop will not be served: High Street.


S3 - towards Colchester City Centre. This service will divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill and Southway before returning to normal line of route on Military Road - where this service changes to an S9 to Rowhedge*. The following bus stops will not be served: High Street and Angel Court.


S4 - towards Greenstead. This service will divert via Stanwell Street and Southway before returning to normal line of route on Magdalen Street. The following bus stops will not be served: Head Street, High Street and Queen Street.


S6/S7 - towards Colchester City Centre. These services will divert via Southway and Osborne Street. At this point these services will switch from S6/S7 to the S8 service**.


S8 - towards Monkwick**. This service will commence from Osborne Street and will divert via Stanwell Street and Southway before returning to normal line of route on Mersea Road***.

***Journeys that start from Colchester General Hospital will divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill and Southway before returning to normal line of route on Mersea Road. The following bus stops will not be served: Angel Court and Queen Street.


S9 - towards Rowhedge*. This journey will commence from Military Road.


S10 - towards Colchester General Hospital. This service will divert via Stanwell Street, Southway, Magdalen Street and Brook Street before returning to normal line of route on East Hill. The following bus stops will not be served: Head Street, The George, Grey Friars and The Surgery.


4 - This service will divert, in both directions, via East Hill, Brook Street and Magdalen Street. All bus stops will be served as normal.


X20 - towards Stansted Airport. This service will divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill and Southway before returning to normal line of route on Osborne Street. The following bus stop will not be served: High Street.


X70 - towards Colchester. This service will divert via Southway to reach Osborne Street terminus. The following bus stops will not be served: Head Street and High Street.


80 | 80A - towards Colchester. These services will divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill and Southway before returning to normal line of route on Osborne Street. The following bus stop will not be served: High Street.


81 | 81A - towards Colchester. These services will divert via Middleborough, Balkerne Hill and Southway before returning to normal line of route on Osborne Street. The following bus stop will not be served: High Street.


82 | 82A | 82B - towards Colchester. These services will divert via Southway to reach Osborne Street terminus. The following bus stops will not be served: Head Street, High Street and Queen Street.


83 - towards Colchester. This service will divert via Southway to reach Osborne Street terminus. The following bus stops will not be served: Head Street, High Street and Queen Street.


87 - towards Horkesley Heath. This service will divert via Brook Street and Magdalen Street. The following bus stops will not be served: opp The Surgery and Greyfriars.


88 | 88A | 88B - towards Colchester. These services will divert via Southway to reach Osborne Street terminus. The following bus stops will not be served: Head Street and High Street.


104 - This service will divert, in both directions, via East Hill, Brook Street and Magdalen Street. All bus stops will be served as normal.


320 - towards Colchester. This service will divert via Southway to reach Osborne Street terminus. The following bus stops will not be served: Head Street and High Street.


371 | 372 | 71 | X71 - towards Colchester. These services will divert via Southway to reach Osborne Street terminus. The following bus stops will not be served: Head Street and High Street.


We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

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