Roadworks in Saffron Walden

10 roadworks are on within 3 miles of Saffron Walden town centre today, 1 with the road closed, and 50 more are booked in the next three months. Updated 04:25 today.

• High impact

  Markings Field

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Affinity Water - C
  22 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Hill Top Lane

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Give and take · Cadent Gas Limited
  15 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 0.8 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Walden Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Affinity Water - C
  22 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 1.6 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Thaxted Road

  Utility asset works · Multi-way signals · Last Mile Electricity Limited (Formerly Global Utility Connections)
  28 Sept 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 0.8 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Radwinter Road

  Highway improvement works · No carriageway incursion · Essex County Council
  19 Oct 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · ends in 10 days · 1.1 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Goddard Way

  Highway improvement works · Give and take · Essex County Council
  21 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Morris Harp

  New service connection · Carriageway incursion · Bt
  21 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Chichester Road

  Remedial works · Give and take · Bt
  21 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 0.6 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Winstanley Road

  New service connection · Carriageway incursion · Bt
  21 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 0.7 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Loompits Way

  New service connection · Carriageway incursion · Bt
  21 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 0.9 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Carnation Drive

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Bt
  24 Oct 2026 → 24 Oct 2026 · starts tomorrow · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Whiteshot Way

  Utility asset works · No carriageway incursion · Virgin Media
  26 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · starts in 3 days · 0.6 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Borough Lane

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Two-way signals · Affinity Water - C
  26 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · starts in 3 days · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Thaxted Road

  Highway improvement works · Multi-way signals · Essex County Council
  26 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · starts in 3 days · 0.2 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Radwinter Road

  Highway improvement works · Multi-way signals · Essex County Council
  26 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · starts in 3 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Meadowford

  Utility asset works · Stop/go boards · Cadent Gas Limited
  26 Oct 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · starts in 3 days · 3.0 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Thaxted Road

  Remedial works · Road closure · Essex County Council
  27 Oct 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 2.4 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Thaxted Road

  Remedial works · Road closure · Essex County Council
  27 Oct 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Goddard Way

  Utility asset works · Carriageway incursion · Bt
  27 Oct 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Thaxted Road

  Highway improvement works · Multi-way signals · Essex County Council
  27 Oct 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 0.7 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Upsheres

  Utility asset works · No carriageway incursion · Virgin Media
  27 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 0.7 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Monks Hill

  Utility asset works · No carriageway incursion · Virgin Media
  27 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 0.7 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Cromwell Road

  Utility asset works · No carriageway incursion · Virgin Media
  28 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · starts in 5 days · 0.8 mi from centre
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• Planned

  High Street

  Highway improvement works · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay · Essex County Council
  28 Oct 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · starts in 5 days · 0.2 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Thaxted Road

  Permanent reinstatement · Two-way signals · Bt
  29 Oct 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · starts in 6 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Thaxted Road

  Utility asset works · Multi-way signals · Bt
  29 Oct 2026 → 17 Nov 2026 · starts in 6 days · 0.8 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Loompits Way

  Permanent reinstatement · Give and take · Bt
  29 Oct 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · starts in 6 days · 0.9 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Church Path

  Highway improvement works · Give and take · Essex County Council
  30 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · starts in 7 days · 0.2 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Water Tower Place

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Give and take · O2 (Uk) Limited
  30 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · starts in 7 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Thaxted Road

  Highway improvement works · No carriageway incursion · Essex County Council
  2 Nov 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · starts in 10 days · 0.8 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Sparrowsend Hill

  Highway improvement works · Road closure · Essex County Council
  3 Nov 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · starts in 11 days · 1.8 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Newport Road

  Highway improvement works · Road closure · Essex County Council
  3 Nov 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · starts in 11 days · 1.4 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Cromwell Road

  Permanent reinstatement · Multi-way signals · Bt
  4 Nov 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · starts in 12 days · 0.8 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Debden Road

  Highway improvement works · Road closure · Essex County Council
  5 Nov 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · starts in 13 days · 3.0 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Thaxted Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Affinity Water - C
  5 Nov 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · starts in 13 days · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Peal Road

  Utility asset works · Road closure · Bt
  8 Nov 2026 → 22 Nov 2026 · starts in 16 days · 0.8 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Winstanley Road

  Utility asset works · Road closure · Bt
  8 Nov 2026 → 22 Nov 2026 · starts in 16 days · 0.7 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Ross Close

  Utility asset works · Give and take · Bt
  9 Nov 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · starts in 17 days · 0.9 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Common Hill

  Highway improvement works · Multi-way signals · Essex County Council
  9 Nov 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · starts in 17 days · 0.0 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Byrds Farm Lane

  Utility asset works · Road closure · Cadent Gas Limited
  9 Nov 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · starts in 17 days · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Thaxted Road

  Utility asset works · Multi-way signals · Bt
  9 Nov 2026 → 10 Nov 2026 · starts in 17 days · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Planned

  High Street

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Affinity Water - C
  10 Nov 2026 → 10 Nov 2026 · starts in 18 days · 0.2 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Ashdon Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Affinity Water - C
  10 Nov 2026 → 10 Nov 2026 · starts in 18 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Long Horse Croft

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Affinity Water - C
  11 Nov 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · starts in 19 days · 0.9 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Ashdon Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Affinity Water - C
  11 Nov 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · starts in 19 days · 0.2 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Newport Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Affinity Water - C
  11 Nov 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · starts in 19 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Hill Street

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Affinity Water - C
  12 Nov 2026 → 12 Nov 2026 · starts in 20 days · 0.0 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Little Walden Road

  Utility asset works · Give and take · Cadent Gas Limited
  16 Nov 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · starts in 24 days · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Thaxted Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Two-way signals · Affinity Water - C
  16 Nov 2026 → 18 Nov 2026 · starts in 24 days · 0.6 mi from centre
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• Planned

  High Street

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Affinity Water - C
  16 Nov 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · starts in 24 days · 0.2 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Elm Grove

  Utility asset works · Road closure · Bt
  16 Nov 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · starts in 24 days · 0.1 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Lime Avenue

  Utility asset works · Multi-way signals · Cadent Gas Limited
  23 Nov 2026 → 21 Dec 2026 · starts in 31 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Newport Road

  Highway improvement works · Road closure · Essex County Council
  23 Nov 2026 → 28 Nov 2026 · starts in 31 days · 0.9 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Sparrowsend Hill

  Highway improvement works · Road closure · Essex County Council
  23 Nov 2026 → 28 Nov 2026 · starts in 31 days · 1.8 mi from centre
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• Planned

  Castle Street

  Highway improvement works · No carriageway incursion · Essex County Council
  30 Nov 2026 → 2 Dec 2026 · starts in 38 days · 0.2 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Lambert Cross

  Utility asset works · Road closure · Cadent Gas Limited
  30 Nov 2026 → 21 Dec 2026 · starts in 38 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Thaxted Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Anglian Water
  30 Nov 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · starts in 38 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Bridge End

  Works for Rail Purposes · Road closure · Network Rail
  14 Dec 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · starts in 52 days · 2.7 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Little Walden Road

  Utility asset works · Road closure · Cadent Gas Limited
  4 Jan 2027 → 5 Feb 2027 · starts in 73 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  West Road

  Utility asset works · Road closure · Affinity Water - C
  11 Jan 2027 → 15 Jan 2027 · starts in 80 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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Councils covering Saffron Walden

Roadworks near Saffron Walden

Questions

How many roadworks are there in Saffron Walden right now?

10 roadworks are in progress within 3 miles of Saffron Walden town centre today, 1 with the road closed. The busiest roads are Thaxted Road, High Street, Newport Road, Radwinter Road, Goddard Way.

Where does this information come from?

From the Department for Transport's Street Manager, where councils, utilities and contractors register their works. LiveRoad shows the newest version of each permit, updated within minutes of permits being filed in Street Manager.

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