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Roadworks in Colchester by area

Across the areas we cover there are 31 roadworks on now and 51 booked for the next month, and 29 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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31roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
51coming upbooked for the next 30 days
29road closureson now or coming up
22closures this week and next13 in the next 7 days

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Busiest right now: Colchester (41), New Town (29) and Stanway (9). The middle Colchester area has 1, and 8 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Stanway (8), Colchester (7) and New Town (6).

Every area, ranked

1ColchesterCO14119227
2New TownCO12915146
3StanwayCO39368
4TiptreeCO5817–
5HytheCO17251
6West MerseaCO56244
7BerechurchCO25052
8Old HeathCO24131
9ChappelCO63213
10Wakes ColneCO63213
11MylandCO4303–
12LexdenCO32022
13Great HorkesleyCO62021
14West BergholtCO62021
15GreensteadCO4211–
16Horkesley HeathCO6211–
17InworthCO5211–
18PrettygateCO3202–
19Eight Ash GreenCO61011
20FordstreetCO61101
21MessingCO51101
22WormingfordCO61011
23CopfordCO6101–
24DedhamCO7101–
25HighwoodsCO4101–
26Layer-de-la-HayeCO2110–
27Marks TeyCO6101–
28MonkwickCO2101–
29Shrub EndCO2101–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 27 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

Heath RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanway24 Oct to 26 OctEssex County Council
Peartree RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanway24 Oct to 26 OctEssex County Council
Winstree RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanway24 Oct to 26 OctEssex County Council
Heath RoadRoad improvements in the road and on the vergeEight Ash Green26 Oct to 30 OctEssex County Council
Canterbury RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementNew Town27 Oct to 29 OctAnglian Water
Military RoadRoad repairs in the roadNew Town30 Oct to 3 NovEssex County Council
Boxted Church RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeGreat Horkesley2 Nov to 6 NovOpenreach
Gilberd RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadOld Heath4 Nov to 6 NovAnglian Water
Swan StreetWork on pipes or cables on the vergeChappel5 NovOpenreach
Hall RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the vergeWest Bergholt5 NovOpenreach
Spring Lane NorthRoad improvements in the roadLexden5 Nov to 7 NovEssex County Council
Bakers LaneRoad improvements in the roadLexden5 Nov to 7 NovEssex County Council
Heath RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanway6 Nov to 9 NovEssex County Council
Winstree RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanway6 Nov to 9 NovEssex County Council
Peartree RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanway6 Nov to 9 NovEssex County Council

15 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

Heath RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanwayTodayEssex County Council
Dyers RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanwayTodayEssex County Council
Kelvedon RoadRoad improvements in the roadMessingTodayEssex County Council
Halstead RoadPutting right earlier work in the roadFordstreetUntil 24 OctEssex County Council
Colchester RoadPutting right earlier work in the roadChappelUntil 24 OctEssex County Council
Colchester RoadPutting right earlier work in the roadWakes ColneUntil 24 OctEssex County Council
Melrose RoadRoad improvements in the roadWest MerseaUntil 27 OctEssex County Council

7 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 Council4757%
Anglian Water2227%
Openreach67%
Uk Power Networks Eastern & London45%
Cadent Gas34%

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 September 2026. We take the works the councils covering Colchester 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 Colchester have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Colchester (41), New Town (29), Stanway (9), Tiptree (8) and Hythe (7). The middle area has 1.

Which roads are closed in Colchester this week?

13 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Heath Road in Stanway, Dyers Road in Stanway and Halstead Road in Fordstreet. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Colchester?

Of the 82 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Essex County Council (47), Anglian Water (22) and Openreach (6). 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 September 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.