A HALF marathon at a zoo will cause road closures around Colchester.

Various roads in Stanway, Birch, and Copford will close between 8.30am and 12.30pm on October 10.

B1022 Maldon Road will close from its junction with Warren Lane to the junction with Beckingham Hall Road.

Fountain Lane is set to close from its junction with B1022 Maldon Road to its junction with Birch Road.

Birch Road will be closed from the junction with Fountain Lane to its junction with Rectory Road.

Rectory Road will also close from the junction with Easthorpe Road to its junction with Hardy’s Green.

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Then Hardy’s Green will be closed to its junction with Birch Road and Beckingham Hall Road from its junction with Birch Road, east to its junction with B1022 Maldon Road.

  • Two roads in Brightlingsea are set to close for nine nights.

Bateman Road will be closed from its junction with Church Road to its junction with Samsons Road from October 23.

Church Road will close that same day from its junction with Manor House Way to its junction with Bateman Road.

Alternative routes are available for drivers via Church Road, Samsons Road, Spring Chase, Lower Park Road, Chestnut Way, Marennes Crescent, or Manor House Way.

  • Anglian Water will be carrying out boundary box installation works in Earls Colne Road.

This will force the road in Great Tey to close for three days on Ocrtober 26 from its junction with Newbarn Road.

  • Drivers should be aware of a 12-day road closure in Kirby.

On October 11, Walton Road is set to close from the junction with Harwich Road to the junction with Sneating Hall Lane.

  • Look out for a five-day road closure in West Mersea.

East Road will be closed from its junction with Norfolk Avenue to its junction with Suffolk Avenue from October 11.

  • A road in Stanway is set to close for vehicle crossing reconstruction works.

Villa Road will close from its junction with Church Lane to its junction with Chapel Road for three days from October 25.

  • Drivers should be aware of another three-day road closure in Colchester.

Rectory Road, in Rowhedge, will close from its junction with Hill View Close from October 27.

  • Look out for another road closure in Birch.

Maldon Road is set to close from its junction with Roundbush Road for four days.

The closure will start on October 25 as footway repair works are undertaken.

  • Get ready for another important three day road closure in Colchester.

Hawkins Road will temporarily close with Hythe Station Road from October 27 while Anglian Water carry out new connection works.

  • A road in Layer Marney is set to close while carriageway patching works are carried out.

Green Road from its junction with Maldon Road to its junction with Clears Road will close for two days.

  • Openreach will be carrying out overhead cabling works in Boxted Church Road.

This will force the road in Great Horkesley to close for one day on October 20 from its junction with Nayland Road/The Causeway.

  • Drivers should be aware of a road closure in Langham.

Grove Hill will close from its junction with School Road to its junction with Perry Lane.

The closure is set for October 25 for one day.