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Roadworks in Southend-on-Sea by area

Across the areas we cover there are 15 roadworks on now and 17 booked for the next month, and 16 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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15roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
17coming upbooked for the next 30 days
16road closureson now or coming up
8closures this week and next4 in the next 7 days

Darker means more roadworks. Tap an area for its page.

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Busiest right now: Southend-on-Sea (21), Southchurch (13) and Leigh-on-Sea (5). The middle Southend-on-Sea area has 5, and 1 area has none at all. Most road closures: Southend-on-Sea (12), Southchurch (7) and Leigh-on-Sea (4).

Every area, ranked

1Southend-on-SeaSS121111012
2SouthchurchSS113677
3Leigh-on-SeaSS95144
4ShoeburynessSS3523–
5North ShoeburySS3413–
6Westcliff-on-SeaSS03123
7EastwoodSS0110–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 59 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

Woodcutters AvenueRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementLeigh-on-Sea20 Nov to 24 NovUk Power Networks Eastern & London
Thames DriveRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadLeigh-on-Sea24 NovAnglian Water
Westborough RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadWestcliff-on-Sea25 NovAnglian Water
Fairmead AvenueRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadWestcliff-on-Sea25 NovAnglian Water

4 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

Ilfracombe AvenueWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementSouthchurchUntil 23 NovCadent Gas
Service Road Fronting The Cliffs PavilionJUNC San Remo Parade to JUNC with Westcliff ParadeSouthend-on-SeaUntil 30 NovLicensed by the council
Riviera DriveWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementSouthchurchUntil 30 NovCadent Gas
Canewdon RoadRoad repairs on the pavementWestcliff-on-SeaUntil 4 JanSouthend On Sea City Council

4 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 And Suffolk Water825%
Anglian Water722%
Cadent Gas619%
Southend On Sea City Council413%
EE13%
O213%
Network Rail13%
Uk Power Networks Eastern & London13%

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 Southend-on-Sea publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. Street parties and play streets (2 on now or coming up) close roads on set days, so they are shown on each area’s page but not counted as roadworks.

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 Southend-on-Sea have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Southend-on-Sea (21), Southchurch (13), Leigh-on-Sea (5), Shoeburyness (5) and North Shoebury (4). The middle area has 5.

Which roads are closed in Southend-on-Sea this week?

4 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Service Road Fronting The Cliffs Pavilion in Southend-on-Sea, Canewdon Road in Westcliff-on-Sea and Ilfracombe Avenue in Southchurch. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Southend-on-Sea?

Of the 32 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Essex And Suffolk Water (8), Anglian Water (7) and Cadent Gas (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 October 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.