Road closures hit Essex starting March 6, lasting up to 18 months. Colchester, Clacton, and Braintree roads are affected.
Cowdray Avenue in Colchester closes at night. Work happens from 8 PM to 6 AM. This lasts for three nights starting March 10. Essex County Council will resurface the road.
Green Lane in Boxted closes on March 11. UK Power Networks works on cabling. Harwich Road in Colchester closes March 10. Cadent replaces mains for 15 days.
Trinity Street in Colchester closes for 53 days. This starts on March 9. NMT Crane Hire Ltd is doing redevelopment. Mistley Quay in Mistley will be closed. Pipe work will be done by Affinity Water here.
Closures commence on March 24 lasting five days. Mayes Lane, Bay View Crescent, and Lodge Road close. These roads are in Little Oakley. Work starts March 17 and lasts 36 days. Cadent will replace mains there.
Burrs Road in Clacton closes March 24. Cadent replaces mains for 14 days. Holland Road, Vista Road, and St Paul’s Road close then, too. This work lasts 26 days.
Jaywick Lane in Clacton closes March 10. Work happens for 19 days, by Cadent. Telford Road in Clacton closes then also. Cadent works here for 37 days.
Several Clacton roads face 18-month closures. Work started February 20. These roads include Rosemary Road West, Ellis Road, West Avenue, and Jacksons Road. Pier Avenue and Old Road/Wash Lane are included.
Queen Street in Brightlingsea closes March 25. Affinity Water replaces boundary boxes. This work should take three days. Roads in Fordham will also close, including Colchester Road in Wakes Colne and Colchester Road in Chappel.
Halstead Road closes in phases too. These closures start March 6 and last 18 months. Harvey Street in Halstead closes on March 25. Anglian Water repairs pipes for three days.
Curds Road in Earls Colne closes starting March 10. Anglian Water replaces stop taps. Station Road, Church Street, and Brook Street close. These are in Colne Engaine.
The work lasts 22 days, starting March 10. Cadent replaces mains. Halstead roads also face 18-month closures. Work started on February 20.
Affected roads include Mallows Field and Parsonage Street. Harvey Street, Colchester Road, and Pretoria Road close. Colne Road and Fenn Road see closures also.
Elliot Drive in Braintree and Bocking closes. Anglian Water replaces DMAs for six days. Closures start March 23. The Street in White Notley will be closed. UK Power Networks does new connections for three days, from March 11.
Manor Street in Braintree faces an 18-month closure. Maldon Road closes in Hatfield Peverel within 18 months too. Also, Hatfield Road in Witham is impacted. Closures began February 20. Witham roads such as Freebournes Road/Pasture Road will close. Perry Road and Perry Way will close within 18 months also.
Essex County Council considers speed changes. Pointel Street in Burnham could become a 20 mph zone. Send objections to Traffic.Regulation.Order@essexhighways.org by March 21. Use reference TRAF/8489.
Butt Lane in Maldon closes. Cadent replaces gas mains there. Work will begin March 26 for 14 days. Oxley Hill in Tolleshunt D’arcy closes. Essex County Council works three days, from March 12. They will replace gullies and frames.