Multiple road disruptions affect Essex drivers this week

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 21:53

Essex drivers face multiple road closures and delays this week for urgent maintenance works and following crashes.

The A131 Head Street in Halstead will close for urgent works by Essex Highways, requiring a 43-mile diversion. A major Essex route will have overnight closures for three weeks for drainage survey works with a 14-mile diversion. The A127 towards Southend is affected by planned essential repairs. Separate crashes have caused delays on the A406 northbound towards the M11 and on the A414 in Danbury.

How it is being reported

• Severe A127 delays building amid lane closure at busy Southend junctionEcho (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 17:00
• Three weeks of closures to start on major Essex route with 14-mile diversionEcho (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 17:00
• Three weeks of closures to start on major Essex route with 14-mile diversionColchester Gazette · 21 Sept, 17:00
• Three weeks of closures to start on major Essex route with 14-mile diversionBrentwood Guardian · 21 Sept, 17:00
• Delays in both directions on busy road due to crashColchester Gazette · 21 Sept, 14:48
• Delays in both directions on busy road due to crashEcho (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 14:48
• Long delays on busy Essex motorway due to crashColchester Gazette · 21 Sept, 14:24
• Long delays on busy Essex motorway due to crashEcho (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 14:24
• Long delays on busy Essex motorway due to crashBrentwood Guardian · 21 Sept, 14:24
• Severe delays on A127 after crash near M25Echo (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 14:13
• 'Delays likely' as three-week A127 junction closure starts TODAYEcho (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 13:27
• Major Southend road to close for 11 days from TODAYEcho (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 12:16
• Drivers to face 43-mile and hour-long diversion while busy road closedEcho (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 09:30
• Drivers to face 43-mile and hour-long diversion while busy road closedBrentwood Guardian · 21 Sept, 09:30
• Drivers to face 43-mile and hour-long diversion while busy road closedColchester Gazette · 21 Sept, 09:30
• Miles of queues on one of south Essex's busiest roadsEcho (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 09:02
• Crash causes rush hour delays on major Essex routeEcho (Basildon) · 21 Sept, 08:26
• Crash causes rush hour delays on major Essex routeColchester Gazette · 21 Sept, 08:26
• Crash causes rush hour delays on major Essex routeBrentwood Guardian · 21 Sept, 08:26
• Traffic chaos as separate incidents bring delays on major routeColchester Gazette · 20 Sept, 14:01
• Traffic chaos as separate incidents bring delays on major routeBrentwood Guardian · 20 Sept, 14:01

In this story: A131 Head Street · Halstead · Essex Highways · A406 · M11 · A414 · Danbury · A127

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