ROADS across Essex will be closed for as long as 17 weeks while roadworks are completed.

Abberton Road, Layer-de-la-Haye, will be closed for 1.2km heading north east from Malting Green Road for 125 days from November 6 while cable installation works are undertaken by Eclipse Power Networks Ltd.

Juniper Road, Stanway, will be closed for 15m heading north west from Holly Road for 19 days from November 6 while construction works are undertaken by Essex County Council.

Hollow Road, Kelvedon, will be closed for almost 1.5km heading north west from a point about 435m of Thorne Road. The four-day closure is for resurfacing works and is due to start on November 20.

Church Street and Church Lane, Braintree, will be closed between High Garrett and Deanery Hill for three days from November 6 while resurfacing works are completed by Essex County Council.

The Green, White Notley, will be closed for about 780m heading north west from Pole Lane for 12 days from November 6 while overhead structure works are undertaken by Openreach.

Butt Lane, Maldon, will be closed from a point about 45m from High Street for about 20m heading north east on November 21 while service provision works are undertaken by Openreach.

Crouchmans Farm Road, Utling, will be closed from Bumfords Lane for about 50m heading north east for two days from November 23 while pole replacement works are undertaken by Openreach.

Fambridge Road, Purleigh, will be closed from Blind Lane for about 60m heading south east on November 21 while overhead cabling works are undertaken by Openreach.

Basin Road, Heybridge, will be closed from its northern junction with Harfred Avenue for about 300m on November 5 while overhead cabling works are undertaken by Openreach.

Belchamp Road, Tilbury Juxta Clare, will be closed from Ovington Road for about 165m heading north east on November 21 while pole replacement works are undertaken by Openreach.

Colchester Road, White Colne, will be closed between Colne Park Road and Bures Road for five days from November 20 while footway patching works are undertaken by Essex County Council.

Market Hill and Hedingham Road, Halstead, will be closed for five days from November 20 between High Street and Dynes Hall Road while footway patching works are undertaken by Essex County Council.

Braintree Road, Gosfield, will be closed from a point about 370m north east of Petersfield Lane for about 195m for three days from November 8 while new connection works are undertaken by Anglian Water.

Church Street, Colne Engaine, will be closed between Mill Lane and The Green for three days from November 8 while carriageway patching works are undertaken by Essex County Council.