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Roadworks in Chelmsford by area

Across the areas we cover there are 44 roadworks on now and 63 booked for the next month, and 37 of them close the road. Here is every area ranked, the closures this week and next, and who is doing the digging.

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44roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
63coming upbooked for the next 30 days
37road closureson now or coming up
27closures this week and next19 in the next 7 days

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Busiest right now: Chelmsford (35), Danbury (12) and Springfield (11). The middle Chelmsford area has 3, and 6 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Chelmsford (11), Galleywood (5) and Moulsham (4).

Every area, ranked

1ChelmsfordCM135152011
2DanburyCM312393
3SpringfieldCM111923
4GalleywoodCM210285
5MoulshamCM29274
6WrittleCM17341
7RunwellSS116153
8South Woodham FerrersCM36422
9MelbourneCM15411
10StockCM45231
11BicknacreCM3523–
12RoxwellCM14134
13Great BaddowCM24132
14Great WalthamCM33213
15Little WalthamCM33302
16SandonCM23211
17BroomfieldCM1303–
18Chelmer VillageCM22111
19RettendonCM32111
20Great LeighsCM3211–
21South HanningfieldCM31011
22East HanningfieldCM3101–
23Ramsden HeathCM11101–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 89 of those). Areas overlap, so one job can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

Roads closing this week and next

St Nazaire RoadRoad improvements in the roadMelbourne6 NovEssex County Council
Broughton RoadRoad improvements in the roadSouth Woodham Ferrers9 Nov to 11 NovEssex County Council
Haslemere RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadRunwell10 NovAnglian Water
Chatham Hall LaneWork on pipes or cables on the vergeGreat Waltham12 Nov to 13 NovOpenreach
Spalding WayWork on pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeGreat Baddow12 Nov to 1 DecOpenreach
Brook LaneWork on pipes or cables on the vergeGalleywood13 Nov to 16 NovOpenreach
Vicarage RoadPutting right earlier work in the roadRoxwell16 Nov to 18 NovEssex County Council
The StreetPutting right earlier work in the roadRoxwell16 Nov to 18 NovEssex County Council
Stonehill RoadPutting right earlier work in the roadRoxwell16 Nov to 18 NovEssex County Council
Longmead AvenueRoad improvements in the roadGreat Baddow16 Nov to 20 NovEssex County Council
Meadgate AvenueRoad improvements in the roadChelmsford16 Nov to 20 NovEssex County Council
Queen StreetDisconnecting or changing a supply in the road and on the pavementMoulsham16 Nov to 20 NovUk Power Networks Eastern & London
Redwood DriveWork on pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeWrittle16 Nov to 20 NovOpenreach

13 road closures starting in the next 14 days, soonest first. Tap a road for the details. Dates are what was booked and can change.

Roads closed now

Hyde LaneRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the verge (emergency)DanburyTodayEssex And Suffolk Water
Main RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the road (emergency)RettendonTodayEssex And Suffolk Water
Chelmer RoadPutting right earlier work in the roadChelmer VillageTodayEssex County Council
Chatham Hall LaneRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the vergeLittle WalthamTodayOpenreach
Chatham Hall LaneRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the vergeGreat WalthamTodayOpenreach
Southend RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadSandonUntil 6 NovUk Power Networks Eastern & London
Ferrers RoadRoad improvements in the roadSouth Woodham FerrersUntil 7 NovEssex County Council
Mill RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementStockUntil 13 NovCadent Gas
Rochford RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementMoulshamUntil 13 NovEssex And Suffolk Water
Mildmay RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementMoulshamUntil 13 NovEssex And Suffolk Water
Lynton DriveRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementSpringfieldUntil 20 NovEssex And Suffolk Water
Bridport RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementSpringfieldUntil 23 NovEssex And Suffolk Water
Stonehill RoadRoad repairs in the roadRoxwellUntil 31 JanEssex County Council
Wheelers HillRoad improvements in the roadLittle WalthamUntil 1 MarEssex County Council

14 road closures already under way, ending soonest first. Long closures are often for part of a road or part of the day.

Who is doing the digging

Essex County Council4340%
Openreach2826%
Essex And Suffolk Water2120%
Uk Power Networks Eastern & London66%
Cadent Gas33%
O233%
Anglian Water11%
Virgin Media11%
Gigaclear11%

Roadworks on now or coming up across the areas we cover, by the company or council that booked them.

Where the figures come from

Roadworks and closures come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which every council and utility company in England uses to book works on the road. It is published once a month under the Open Government Licence, and the latest month we have is October 2026. We take the works the councils covering Chelmsford publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page.

Dates are what was booked, and works often finish early or run late. Emergency repairs and works booked at short notice may not show until the next month. See our sources and their licences.

Roadworks in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Chelmsford have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Chelmsford (35), Danbury (12), Springfield (11), Galleywood (10) and Moulsham (9). The middle area has 3.

Which roads are closed in Chelmsford this week?

19 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Wheelers Hill in Little Waltham, Mill Road in Stock and Rochford Road in Moulsham. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Chelmsford?

Of the 107 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Essex County Council (43), Openreach (28) and Essex And Suffolk Water (21). Water, gas, phone and electricity companies need a permit to dig up the road, the same as the councils.

How up to date are the roadworks figures?

They come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which publishes every permit once a month; the latest month we have is October 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.