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Roadworks in Colchester by area

Across the areas we cover there are 54 roadworks on now and 128 booked for the next month, and 55 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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54roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
128coming upbooked for the next 30 days
55road closureson now or coming up
35closures this week and next27 in the next 7 days

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Busiest right now: Colchester (70), New Town (38) and Tiptree (18). The middle Colchester area has 4, and 2 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Colchester (16), New Town (9) and Stanway (9).

Every area, ranked

1ColchesterCO170304016
2New TownCO13819199
3TiptreeCO5183154
4StanwayCO3175129
5BerechurchCO2172155
6HytheCO1142124
7West MerseaCO513499
8PrettygateCO311293
9Old HeathCO210192
10Shrub EndCO29272
11LexdenCO37074
12Great HorkesleyCO66333
13RowhedgeCO56242
14GreensteadCO4615–
15St John'sCO4615–
16WivenhoeCO74222
17ChappelCO64131
18Horkesley HeathCO64041
19Wakes ColneCO64131
20Layer-de-la-HayeCO2404–
21MonkwickCO2413–
22West BergholtCO63031
23HighwoodsCO4312–
24MylandCO4330–
25InworthCO52021
26LanghamCO42021
27CopfordCO6202–
28FingringhoeCO51101
29MessingCO51011
30WormingfordCO61011
31DedhamCO7110–
32Eight Ash GreenCO6101–
33FordstreetCO6101–
34Marks TeyCO6101–
35St Michael'sCO2101–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 144 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

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
Yorick AvenueRoad improvements in the roadWest Mersea6 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
Firs RoadRoad repairs in the roadWest Mersea9 Nov to 11 NovEssex County Council
Greyhound HillPutting right earlier work in the roadLangham9 Nov to 11 NovAnglian Water
Church StreetDisconnecting or changing a supply in the road and on the pavementColchester9 Nov to 13 NovCadent Gas
Colchester RoadPutting right earlier work in the roadTiptree9 Nov to 14 NovEssex County Council
Maldon RoadRoad improvements in the roadMessing9 Nov to 14 NovEssex County Council
Dyers RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanway9 Nov to 18 NovEssex County Council
Dyers RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanway9 Nov to 11 DecEssex County Council
Heath RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanway9 Nov to 11 DecEssex County Council
Creffield RoadPutting right earlier work in the road and on the pavementColchester10 Nov to 12 NovAnglian Water
Wellesley RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadColchester10 Nov to 12 NovAnglian Water
Church RoadPutting right earlier work in the roadWormingford12 Nov to 14 NovAnglian Water
Fishponds HillRoad improvements in the roadGreat Horkesley13 NovEssex County Council
Eastern ApproachRoad improvements in the roadHythe16 Nov to 17 NovEssex County Council
Harwich RoadRoad improvements in the roadHythe16 Nov to 17 NovEssex County Council
Museum StreetRoad improvements in the roadColchester16 Nov to 18 NovEssex County Council
Dawes LaneWork on pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeWest Mersea16 Nov to 20 NovOpenreach
East Mersea RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeWest Mersea16 Nov to 20 NovOpenreach
Western ApproachRoad improvements in the roadStanway17 Nov to 19 NovEssex County Council

26 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

Hamilton RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the road (emergency)ColchesterTodayAnglian Water
Heath RoadRepairs to pipes or cables on the pavement (emergency)WivenhoeTodayAffinity Water - East
Mill RoadRoad improvements in the roadWest MerseaTodayEssex County Council
High StreetRoad improvements in the roadRowhedgeTodayEssex County Council
Dyers RoadRoad improvements in the road and on the pavementStanwayUntil 6 NovEssex County Council
Blackberry RoadRoad improvements in the roadStanwayUntil 6 NovEssex County Council
Boxted Church RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeGreat HorkesleyUntil 6 NovOpenreach
Gilberd RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadOld HeathUntil 6 NovAnglian Water
Shrub End RoadRepairs to pipes or cables on the pavement (emergency)Shrub EndUntil 15 NovCadent Gas

9 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 Council8145%
Anglian Water4223%
Openreach3016%
Cadent Gas105%
Uk Power Networks Eastern & London95%
Gas Transportation Co21%
Electricity Network Company21%
Virgin Media21%
National Grid21%
Truespeed11%

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 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 (70), New Town (38), Tiptree (18), Stanway (17) and Berechurch (17). The middle area has 4.

Which roads are closed in Colchester this week?

27 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Shrub End Road in Shrub End, Dyers Road in Stanway and Blackberry Road in Stanway. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Colchester?

Of the 182 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Essex County Council (81), Anglian Water (42) and Openreach (30). 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.