DRIVERS could be faced with delays with a road set to shut next month.

Church Lane in the Lexden area of Colchester is set to close on August 8.

The road will shut from its junction with Parsons Hill for three days.

This is while sign and bollard work is carried out by Essex County Council.

A spokesman for Essex Highways added: "An alternative route is available via Church Lane, Heath Road, Straight Road, London Road, Lexden Road and vice versa."

A number of other roads are also planned across the Colchester borough. 

  • Carriageway patching works will close Mersea Road for nine nights from August 19 between 7pm and 5am.
  • Works taking place over an 18-month period will close roads, introduce a temporary 30mph speed limit and temporarily introduce no waiting, no loading and no stopping restrictions in multiple roads in Tiptree.

The roads affected are Maypole Road, Inworth Road, Kelvedon Road, Feering and Maldon Road.

  • Chapel Road and Winstree Road, in Stanway, will have temporary closures and a temporary no waiting, no loading, no stopping restriction will be in place from August 15 for 13 days.

The closures are for safety of the public and workforce while installation of zebra crossing works are undertaken.