Service C8 | New Bowers Way Roundabout, Chelmsford | OVERNIGHT road closure
Mid Essex
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LocationNew Bowers Way Roundabout, Chelmsford
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CauseOVERNIGHT roadworks
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ResponsibilityEssex County Council
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Effective28/03/2025 - 29/03/2025
New Bowers Way Roundabout, Chelmsford is closed from 21:00hrs on Friday 28th March and will re-open from 05:00hrs on Saturday 29th March 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure the C8 service will divert in both directions via Pump Lane, New Abbotts Way, Shardelow Avenue and Louvain Drive.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served in both directions:
- Montagu Gardens
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
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Services C6/C7/31/336 | Baddow Road, Chelmsford | EMERGENCY road closure
A section of Baddow Road, Chelmsford is closed for roadworks until Monday 31st March 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure the C6, C7, 31 and 336 services will be placed on diversion:
C6
Towards Chelmsford City Centre: Normal line of route - No diversion required. All bus stops served.
Towards BAE: The C6 service will divert, after serving Army & Navy, via Van Dieman's Road/Princes Road, Waterson Vale and Gunson Gate before returning to normal line of route on Loftin Way. The following bus stop(s) will not be served:
- Meadgate Avenue
- The Beehive
C7
Towards Chelmsford City Centre: Normal line of route - No diversion required. All bus stops served.
Towards Galleywood: The C7 service will divert, after serving Army & Navy, via Van Dieman's Road/Princes Road, Waterson Vale, Gunson Gate, Loftin Way, Beehive Lane and Baddow Road before returning to normal line of route on Meadgate Avenue.
*All bus stops will be served - however, there will likely be delays to journeys due to length of diversion route.*
31/336
Towards Chelmsford City Centre: Normal line of route - No diversion required. All bus stops served.
Towards Burnham-on-Crouch: Services 31/336 will divert via Essex Yeomanry Way before returning to normal line of route on Maldon Road. The following bus stop(s) will not be served:
- Meadgate Avenue
- The Beehive
- Longfield Road
- The Blue Lion
- The Kings Head
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Services 71/371 | London Road, Feering | OVERNIGHT road closures
London Road, Feering is closed for overnight roadworks from Wednesday 26th March to Wednesday 2nd April 2025.
The road is to be closed from 20:00hrs each evening and is to re-open from 06:00hrs each morning.
Due to the location of the road closure, the 71 and 371 services will divert in both directions via the B1024 and A120*.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served in both directions:
- The Railway Tavern (towards Chelmsford only)
- Feering Hill
- Gore Pit Corner
- New Lane
- Prested Hall
- Marks Tey Office
*The following EVENING journeys between Colchester and Kelvedon ONLY will divert via Feering Road/Coggeshall Road.
- EVENING journey - departing from Colchester, Osborne Street to Kelvedon at 20:05
- EVENING journey - departing from Colchester, Osborne Street to Kelvedon at 22:05
Journeys will terminate/recommence at New Lane bus stop. The following bus stops will not be served: Gore Pit Corner, Feering Hill, The Railway Tavern, Trews Garden, The Institute, Kelvedon Post Office and London Road.
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
ALL Colchester services | St Botolph's Street, Colchester | EMERGENCY road closure
St Botolph's Street, Colchester is closed for emergency roadworks from Tuesday 25th March to Monday 31st March 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure - the bus station on Osborne Street, is not accessible via St Botolph's Street Roundabout. The following services will be placed on diversion:
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Bus No. |
Direction of route: |
Diversion route: |
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S1 |
To Highwoods |
The S1 service will divert via Southway and Headgate. |
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S3 |
To West Bergholt |
The S3 service will divert via Southway and Headgate. |
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S4 |
To Greenstead |
The S4 service will divert via Southway and Headgate. |
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S5 |
To Greenstead |
The S5 service will divert via St Johns Street. |
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S8 |
To Monkwick |
The S8 service will divert via Southway and Headgate, Head Street, High Street, Queen Street and Osborne Street. |
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S8 |
To Colchester General Hospital |
The S8 service will divert via Southway and Headgate and Head Street. |
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67 |
To Colchester, Osborne Street |
The 67 service will divert via Southway, Headgate, St Johns Street and Stanwell Street. |
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68 |
To Highwoods |
The 68 service will divert via Southway and Headgate, Head Street, High Street, Queen Street and Osborne Street. |
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69A |
To Colchester, Osborne Street |
The 69A service will divert via Southway and Headgate, Head Street, High Street, Queen Street and Osborne Street. |
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86 |
To Colchester, Osborne Street | The 86 service will divert via Southway and Headgate, Head Street, High Street, Queen Street and Osborne Street. |
| 104 |
To Colchester, Stanwell Street |
The 104 service will divert via Southway and Headgate. |
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X20 |
To Colchester Railway Station |
EVENING journeys only. The X20 service will divert via Southway and Headgate, Head Street, High Street, Queen Street and Osborne Street. |
Head Street, Colchester is closed for overnight roadworks from Monday 24th March to Wednesday 26th March 2025. *ALL services will be unable to serve bus stops on Head Street*. The road will be closed from 20:00hrs each evening and is to re-open from 05:00hrs each morning. ALL Colchester services | Head Street, Colchester | OVERNIGHT road closures | First Bus
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service 31/331 | Burnham Road, Latchingdon | Road closure
Burnham Road, Latchingdon is closed from Tuesday 25th March to Wednesday 2nd April 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure the 31 and 331 services will divert in both directions via Steeple Road, Grange Avenue and Green Lane.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served in both directions:
- The Village Hall
- Greenacres
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Services 2A/87 | Mile End Road, Colchester | Road closure
Mile End Road, Colchester is closed for roadworks from Monday 31st March to Friday 20th June 2025.
Due to the location of the roadworks, the 2A and 87 services will divert in both directions via Bruff Close, Northern Approach Road and Mill Road.
The following stops will not be served in both directions:
- Groves Close (towards Great Horkesley only)
- Oaks Place
- Tall Trees
- Mile End Church
- Link Close
- Rectory Close (towards Colchester City Centre)
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service X30 | Essex Regiment Way, Little Waltham | OVERNIGHT road closure
Essex Regiment Way, Little Waltham is closed overnight for roadworks from 21:00 on Sunday 30th March to 05:00 on Monday 31st March 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure the X30 service will operate all journeys in both directions via Main Road (B1808) and Valley Bridge. NO journeys will operate via Chelmer Valley Road and Essex Regiment Way.
The clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on Sunday 30th March 2025 (switching from GMT to BST). There will be a temporary change to the X20 and X30 timetables, in the early hours of Sunday 30th March 2025, owing to the clock change: Services X20 & X30 | Clocks go forward on Sunday 30th March 2025 | First Bus
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Services X20 & X30 | Clocks go forward on Sunday 30th March 2025
The clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on Sunday 30th March 2025 (switching from GMT to BST).
- GMT= Greenwich Mean Time (clocks go back)
- BST= British Summer Time (clocks go forward)
There will be a temporary change to the X20 and X30 timetables, in the early hours of Sunday 30th March 2025, owing to the clock change:
X20
Colchester to Stansted Airport
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X20 departures on 30/03/2025 ONLY
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GMT | BST |
| Colchester Osborne Street | 01:25 | 03:25 |
| Lexden, Halstead Road Corner | 01:32 | 03:32 |
| Stanway Sainsburys Store | 01:36 | 03:36 |
| Marks Tey, Railway Station | 01:41 | 03:41 |
| Marks Tey, Poplars Nurseries | 01:44 | 03:44 |
| Bradwell, The Swan | 01:54 | 03:54 |
| Braintree Tesco East Store | 01:57 | 03:57 |
| Braintree Bus Interchange | 02:05 | 04:05 |
| Braintree, Tortoiseshell Way | 02:10 | 04:10 |
| Great Dunmow High Street | 02:23 | 04:23 |
| Stansted Airport | 02:37 | 04:37 |
Stansted Airport to Colchester
| X20 departures on 30/03/2025 ONLY | GMT | BST | BST |
| Stansted Airport | 00:45 | 02:45 | 05:00 |
| Great Dunmow High Street | 00:59 | 02:59 | 05:15 |
| Braintree, Tortoiseshell Way | 01:14 | 03:14 | 05:30 |
| Braintree Bus Interchange | 01:20 | 03:20 | 05:40 |
| Braintree Tesco East Store | 01:25 | 03:25 | 05:45 |
| Bradwell, The Swan | 01:28 | 03:28 | 05:48 |
| Coggeshall Market Hill | 05:54 | ||
| Marks Tey, Poplars Nurseries | 01:37 | 03:37 | 06:02 |
| Marks Tey, Railway Station | 01:40 | 03:40 | 06:05 |
| Stanway Sainsburys Store | 01:45 | 03:45 | 06:11 |
| Lexden, Halstead Road Corner | 01:48 | 03:48 | 06:15 |
| Colchester Osborne Street | 01:55 | 03:55 | |
| Colchester Head Street | 06:22 | ||
| Colchester Railway Station | 06:27 |
X30
Southend-on-Sea to Stansted Airport
| X30 departures on 30/03/2025 ONLY | GMT | BST | BST | BST |
| Southend-on-Sea Travel Centre | 23:55 | 00:55 | 03:15 | |
| Victoria Station Interchange | 23:58 | 00:58 | 03:18 | |
| Southend Hospital South | 00:03 | ↓ | ↓ | |
| Earls Hall Avenue | ↓ | 02:01 | 03:21 | |
| Kent Elms Corner North | 00:09 | 02:05 | 03:25 | |
| Eastwood Rise | 00:14 | 02:10 | 03:30 | |
| Eastwood Road | 00:19 | 02:15 | 03:35 | |
| Rayleigh Railway Station | 00:21 | 02:17 | 03:37 | |
| Wolsey Park North | 00:27 | 02:23 | 03:43 | |
| Chelmsford Bus Station | 00:51 | 02:47 | 04:10 | 04:58 |
| Broomfield Hospital | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | 05:08 |
| Church School | 02:13 | 03:08 | 04:31 | 05:23 |
| Great Dunmow High Street | 02:19 | 03:14 | ↓ | 05:29 |
| Stansted Airport | 02:34 | 03:29 | 04:44 | 05:44 |
Stansted Airport to Southend-on-Sea
| X30 departures on 30/03/2025 ONLY | GMT | BST | BST | BST | BST |
| Stansted Airport | 00:40 | 03:20 | 04:15 | 05:08 | |
| Great Dunmow High Street | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | |
| Church School | 00:52 | 03:27 | 04:27 | 05:20 | |
| Broomfield Hospital | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | 04:40 | 05:35 |
| Chelmsford Bus Station | 02:16 | 03:57 | 04:49 | 04:55 | 05:50 |
| Wolsey Park North | 02:36 | 04:17 | 05:15 | 06:11 | |
| Rayleigh Railway Station | 02:42 | 04:23 | 05:21 | 06:17 | |
| Eastwood Road | 02:44 | 04:25 | 05:23 | 06:18 | |
| Eastwood Rise | 02:48 | 04:30 | 05:28 | 06:23 | |
| Kent Elms Corner North | 02:52 | 04:35 | 05:33 | 06:28 | |
| Southend Hospital South | ↓ | ↓ | 05:38 | ↓ | |
| Holiday Inn Southend Airport | ↓ | 04:40 | 06:34 | ||
| Earls Hall Avenue | 02:58 | 04:43 | 06:37 | ||
| Southend-on-Sea Victoria Station | 03:02 | 04:47 | 05:44 | 06:41 | |
| Southend-on-Sea Travel Centre | 03:05 | 04:50 | 05:47 | 06:45 |
For more information regarding BST and GMT - please refer to gov.uk When do the clocks change? - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Service 102/104 | Mayes Lane, Harwich | Road closure
Mayes Lane, Harwich is closed for roadworks from Monday 17th March on Monday 7th April 2025.
Due to the location of the roadworks the 102/104 services will divert, in both directions, via Oakley Road (B1414).
The following stops will not be served in both directions:
- Bay View Crescent
- C of E Primary School
- Church
- Michaelstowe Drive
- Clayton Road
- Valley Road
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service 5A/1A | Bromley Road/Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester | Road closure
Bromley Road/Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester will be closed for roadworks from Monday 24th February to Monday 31st March 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure the S5 and 1A services will be placed on diversion:
S5 & 1A
Towards Greenstead: Service S5 and 1A will divert, after serving St Andrews Gardens, via Saint Andrew's Avenue, Avon Way and Hawthorn Avenue before terminating journey at Greenstead Library.
Towards Colchester City Centre: Service S5 and 1A will commence journeys at Greenstead Library and will divert via Hickory Avenue, Forest Road, Hawthorn Avenue, Avon Way and Saint Andrew's Avenue before returning to normal line of route at St Andrews Gardens.
The following bus stop(s) will not be served in both directions:
- Fairfield Gardens
- Dilbridge Road
- Goring Road East
- Hazelton Road
- Bromley Road
- Hazlemere School
- Sir Charles Lucas School
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
*UPDATED* Service S1/S9/16A | Old Heath Road, Colchester | Road closure
- UPDATE 26/02/2025: The diversion route(s) have been revised due to obstructions on original diversion route.
- UPDATE 24/02/2025: The diversion route(s) have been revised and Service 16A added to diversion route.
Old Heath Road, Colchester is closed from Monday 24th February to Friday 25th April 2025.
Due to the location of the road closure the S1, S9 and 16A services will be placed on diversion:
S1
The S1 service will divert in both directions via Roberts Road, Mersea Road, Abbot's Road and Old Heath Road.
The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:
- Garrison Church (towards Wivenhoe only)
- Recreation Ground
- Worsnop House
- Scarletts Road
- Barn Hall Avenue
- Old Heath Post Office
S9
The S1 service will divert in both directions via Roberts Road, Mersea Road and Abbot's Road.
The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:
- Garrison Church (towards Rowhedge only)
- Recreation Ground
- Worsnop House
- Scarletts Road
- Barn Hall Avenue
- Old Heath Post Office
- Abbot's Road
16A
Towards Napier Road: The 16A service will divert after serving Lookers Garage via Roberts Road and Mersea Road, Normandy Avenue, Stalin Road, Roosevelt Way, Barn Hall Avenue, Old Heath Road, Abbot's Road and Mersea Road.
Towards St Helena School: The 16A service will divert after serving Canwick Grove via Old Heath Road, Abbot's Drive, Mersea Road and Robert's Road.
The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:
- Garrison Church (towards Napier Road only)
- Recreation Ground
- Worsnop House
- Scarletts Road
- Barn Hall Avenue (towards Colchester City Centre only)
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.