• Location
    Military Road, Colchester
  • Cause
    Roadworks
  • Responsibility
    Anglian Water
  • Effective
    08/07/2024 - 10/07/2024

Service update was amended on 08/07/2024 | Reason for amendment: Editing.


A section of Military Road, Colchester will be closed for roadworks from Monday 8th July to Wednesday 10th July 2024. 

Due to the location of the road closure the S1, S9, 16A, 86, 174 and 175 services will be placed on diversion:

Services S1, S9, 16A, 174 and 175

Towards Colchester City Centre (inbound)

The S1, S9, 16A, and 174 services will divert, after serving Recreation Ground bus stop, via Roberts Road and Mersea Road before returning to normal line of route on Osborne Street. Bus stop opp Eagle Drive (on Roberts Road diversion route) will be temporarily served whilst diversion is enforced.

Towards Old Heath (outbound)

The S1, S9, 16A and 175 services will divert via Mersea Road and Roberts Road before returning to normal line of route on Military Road. Bus stop adj Eagle Drive (on Roberts Road diversion route) will be temporarily served whilst diversion is enforced.

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

  • Garrison Church (towards City Centre only)
  • Lookers Garage
  • Mill Street
  • Military Road
  • Railway Station (Stop B only)

Service 86

The 86 service will divert, in both directions, via Mersea Road.

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

  • Military Road 
  • Lookers Garage
  • Eagle Drive
  • Garrison Church (towards City Centre only)
  • Mill Street

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

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