Service Updates
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Significant Delays in Colchester
Due to the closure of St Botolph's Street in Colchester, buses from Magdalen Street are currently unable to serve the Bus Station (Osborne Street) by using their normal route. As such, buses will be diverting via Southway, Headgate Street, Head Street, High Street and Queen Street in order to access the Bus Station
This is going to cause severe delays to all services in and around Colchester
Please accept our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience caused
Diversion on the 97, 97B, 98 & 98A
Due to an incident between Holland on Sea and Great Holland, all journeys on the 97/98 are diverting via Thorpe-le-Soken until further notice. This is likely to cause significant delays
Please accept our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience caused
bures church bus stop
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754
due to the road works happening at bures church the buses are unable to pick up passengers at that stop can any passengers please make their way to the stop before as it unsafe for our buses to stop at the church
92 Some delays due to roadworks on B1026 Little Wigborough
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92
B1026 Little Wigborough Road Closed 18th - 20th March
Buses are allowed through but may incur some delays
Reduced service on the 82 & 82B
There is a reduced service on the 82 & 82B because of roadworks. Due to the roadworks in Station Road Earls Colne, buses will depart and terminate in De Vere Road Earls Colne.
Old School road/ Chedburgh road closure
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373
due to the closure of Old School Road / Chedburgh Road can all students who need to catch the bus please make your way to rede road stop. the bus will divert up pages hill road and then down sharps lane to Horringer.
16B is on Diversion
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16B
Due to a planned road closure, the 16B will be on diversion from the 25th of February.
The following Bus stops on the trip from Old Heath Speedwell Road to Colchester St Helena School will not be served:
1. Barn Hall,
2. Scarletts Rd,
3. Worsnop House,
4. Recreation Ground.
We request passengers who are unable to use their regular bus stops on this trip, to use either Old Heath Post Office Bus Stop or Garrison Church Military Road Bus Stop.
These bus stops on the trip from Colchester St Helena School to Old Heath, Speedwell Road will not be served:
1. Recreation Ground,
2. Worsnop House,
3. Scarletts Road.
We request passengers who are unable to use their regular bus stops on this trip, to use either Garrison Church or Barn Hall Avenue.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
A134 Sicklesmere Road Closure
- Affected stops:
- Bury St Edmunds, Old Gaol, NW-bound
- Bury St Edmunds, Old Gaol, SE-bound
- Nowton Estate, The Curlews Footpath, NW-bound
- Nowton Estate, The Curlews Footpath, SE-bound
>>> Please click the link above to view more information and the shuttle bus timetable <<<
*** Weekend
Due to the A134 closure we will be running two shuttle buses on Saturdays between Sicklesmere Post Office and Bury St Edmunds. They will divert through Nowton and operate the normal route past West Suffolk Hospital. Please click the link above to view more information and the shuttle bus timetable.
The evening buses from 8pm Friday and the Sunday buses will be on diversion through Low Green and Nowton in both directions.
*** Term time week commencing 24 February
Due to the traffic lights in the week from Tuesday 25th we will be running the 751 10 minutes earlier so we can get students to school on time so please be aware on Monday 24th the bus may be late getting students to school or college. It is likely the 0720 753 from Sudbury to Bury St Edmunds will be delayed. Alternative ways of travelling include; route 751, route 373 or the earlier 0640 753 journey from Sudbury.
Please be aware that due to the road works, there are likely to be delays on all routes, we will do our best to keep the buses on time, but we cannot guarantee connections while this work is on-going, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you.
*** Future disruption
On the following dates the A134 Sicklesmere Road will be closed and when the shuttle bus will be happening:
Saturdays 22nd February, 8th / 22nd / 29th March, 5th / 12th/ 26th April & 3rd May 2025
Route 76 & 76X, Clingoe Hill roadworks
- Affected stops:
- University of Essex, Knowledge Gateway, NW-bound
- University of Essex, Knowledge Gateway, SE-bound
- University of Essex, South Courts, E-bound
- University of Essex, South Courts, W-bound
- University of Essex, Valley Road, N-bound
- University of Essex, Subway, NW-bound
- University of Essex, Subway, SE-bound
From Thursday 3rd October 2024, we are updating our diversion through the University of Essex towards Clacton.
Routes 76 & 76X will serve the Knowledge Gateway stop, and then divert via Boundary Road and Colchester Road to pick up line of route at Clingoe Hill.
Please note that we will be unable to pick up at the Subway, Valley Road and South Courts stops.
Route 74 and 74B will be unaffected by this change