Essex County Council

Reports

• Sign obscures the sight line at the crossing

  Coggeshall Bypass, Coggeshall, Braintree, Essex, England, CO6 1TL, United Kingdom. 16:14, Wednesday

• Uneven broken surface creating pothole

  Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1LS, United Kingdom. Closed 11:32, Wednesday, last updated 14:03, Wednesday

• Road physically declines

  Chelmsford Bypass, Galleywood, Sandon, Chelmsford, Essex, England, CM2 8FX, United Kingdom. Closed 09:02, Wednesday, last updated 09:40, Wednesday

• Tarmac strip across concrete surface oo high

  Kelvedon Bypass, Messing-cum-Inworth, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, England, CO5 9PP, United Kingdom. Closed 11:35, Monday, last updated 16:59, Monday

• M11 jC 7 Harlow Hastingwood Exchange

  Hastingwood Interchange, North Weald Bassett, Hastingwood, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM17 9LA, United Kingdom. Closed 20:04, 5 Jun 2026, last updated 09:22, 6 Jun 2026

• Blown-out truck tyre left on footway

  Severalls Interchange, Myland, Mile End, Horkesley Heath, Colchester, Essex, England, CO4 5YX, United Kingdom. Closed 10:43, 5 Jun 2026, last updated 08:27, 6 Jun 2026

• M11 jct 7A slip roads

  M11, Hobbs Cross, Matching, Hastingwood, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM17 0NN, United Kingdom. Closed 20:01, 5 Jun 2026, last updated 08:04, 6 Jun 2026

• Hazelmere bridge over the A120 in Rayne has a large drop at each end between the concrete and stone surfaces.

  The Flitch Way, Duckend Green, Rayne, Braintree, Essex, England, CM77 6RZ, United Kingdom. Closed 14:02, 3 Jun 2026, last updated 07:34, 4 Jun 2026

• Lots of loose gravel and debris

  Hill House Farm, Stocks Green, Feering, Braintree, Essex, England, CO5 9EN, United Kingdom. Closed 22:34, 28 May 2026, last updated 12:20, 29 May 2026

• Missing

  Hill House Farm, Stocks Green, Feering, Braintree, Essex, England, CO5 9EN, United Kingdom. Closed 22:34, 28 May 2026, last updated 11:55, 29 May 2026

• Several potholes spanning the whole width of the right hand lane of the slip road

  M11, North Weald Bassett, Hastingwood, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM16 6NY, United Kingdom. Closed 23:35, 19 May 2026, last updated 09:35, 27 May 2026

• Traffic lights broken.

  Hastingwood Interchange, North Weald Bassett, Hastingwood, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM17 9LA, United Kingdom. Closed 14:12, 26 May 2026, last updated 09:32, 27 May 2026

• Dead dog

  M11, Fiddlers Hamlet, Epping, Coopersale Street, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM16 7PQ, United Kingdom. Closed 23:27, 25 May 2026, last updated 08:33, 26 May 2026

• Deer dead on inner island

  M11, Catmere End, Littlebury, Uttlesford, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Closed 07:45, 24 May 2026, last updated 07:56, 25 May 2026

• Debris

  M11, North Weald Bassett, Coopersale, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM16 6HL, United Kingdom. Closed 15:45, 23 May 2026, last updated 08:43, 24 May 2026
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  Pothole

  M25, Copthall Green, Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM16 5HR, United Kingdom. 23:39, 22 May 2026

• Drain outside our house v hi as sunk

  Coggeshall Road, Stisted, Braintree, Essex, England, CM77 8AB, United Kingdom. Closed 07:13, 21 May 2026, last updated 14:22, 21 May 2026

• Loose Manhole cover in road

  Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1LS, United Kingdom. Closed 11:13, 17 May 2026, last updated 14:02, 17 May 2026

• Hedge restricts view and limits space

  Grove Cottages, 2, Harwich Road, Monkey Street, Little Bentley, Tendring, Essex, England, CO7 8SY, United Kingdom. Closed 14:44, 15 May 2026, last updated 07:18, 16 May 2026

• Sign is obscured by trees.

  A12, Myland, Mile End, Horkesley Heath, Colchester, Essex, England, CO4 5HH, United Kingdom. Closed 09:31, 15 May 2026, last updated 06:54, 16 May 2026

• Trees and Vegetation coming up to the Junction 28 slip road you cant see what is coming up, Restaurant is not visable nor is the BP station.

  A12, Kingswood Heath, Myland, Mile End, Horkesley Heath, Colchester, Essex, England, CO4 5HH, United Kingdom. Closed 11:38, 13 May 2026, last updated 16:40, 13 May 2026

• Growth obscuring drivers visibility

  Sandon Interchange, Sandon, Chelmsford, Essex, England, CM2 7RU, United Kingdom. Closed 10:16, 13 May 2026, last updated 13:44, 13 May 2026

• Litter on all slip roads and the J8 roundabout and roads off of this

  Dunmow Road, Start Hill, Great Hallingbury, Birchanger, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM22 7TA, United Kingdom. Closed 11:46, 11 May 2026, last updated 14:39, 11 May 2026

• Side vegetation coming through the footbridge raiingsw

  A12, Stanway, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Essex, England, CO3 0HW, United Kingdom. Closed 23:46, 9 May 2026, last updated 08:05, 10 May 2026

• Litter around J8 M11

  A120, Start Hill, Great Hallingbury, Birchanger, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM22 7TA, United Kingdom. Closed 17:59, 9 May 2026, last updated 21:00, 9 May 2026

• Light stuck on red

  First Glass Windows, 6, Colemans Bridge, Witham, Rivenhall End, Braintree, Essex, England, CM8 3HP, United Kingdom. Closed 11:18, 8 May 2026, last updated 08:07, 9 May 2026

• Broken manhole cover

  Coggeshall Road, East Gores, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1RX, United Kingdom. Closed 11:16, 7 May 2026, last updated 14:10, 7 May 2026

• Potholes on M11 Northbound, before M11 A 23.3 sign

  M11, Theydon Garnon, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM16 7NX, United Kingdom. Fixed 10:28, 9 Apr 2026, last updated 10:44, 7 May 2026

• Growth of vegetation blocking walkway.

  Colchester Road, Coggeshall, Braintree, Essex, England, CO6 1ZS, United Kingdom. Closed 21:30, 4 May 2026, last updated 07:25, 5 May 2026

• Pothole

  Brentwood Bypass, Shenfield, Pilgrims' Hatch, Brentwood, Essex, England, CM15 8RL, United Kingdom. Closed 13:19, 3 May 2026, last updated 14:28, 3 May 2026

• TRaffic lights not working correctly

  Generals Lane Roundabout, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, England, CM3 3QW, United Kingdom. Closed 10:42, 30 Apr 2026, last updated 10:35, 1 May 2026

• Live deers

  M11, Forty Acres, Theydon Garnon, Coopersale, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM16 7RQ, United Kingdom. Closed 01:07, 30 Apr 2026, last updated 08:35, 30 Apr 2026

• Junction Church Lane A120

  Coggeshall Road, East Gores, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1RX, United Kingdom. Closed 08:43, 29 Apr 2026, last updated 07:20, 30 Apr 2026

• Litter on the carriageway between M11 junction 4 and junction 5

  M11, Chigwell, Epping Forest, Essex, England, IG7 6BN, United Kingdom. 18:04, 31 Mar 2026, last updated 09:41, 29 Apr 2026

• Issue with timing

  Boreham Roundabout, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, England, CM3 3HJ, United Kingdom. Closed 12:59, 28 Apr 2026, last updated 08:23, 29 Apr 2026

• Deer

  M11, Newport, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CB11 3UE, United Kingdom. Closed 18:48, 26 Apr 2026, last updated 07:14, 27 Apr 2026

• M11 jct 7 slips roads and the entire roundabout

  M11, North Weald Bassett, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM17 0NN, United Kingdom. Closed 21:28, 24 Apr 2026, last updated 08:38, 25 Apr 2026

• Tyre in the hard shoulder

  M11, Chigwell, Epping Forest, Essex, England, IG7 6BN, United Kingdom. 09:31, 24 Apr 2026

• Urgent Safety Hazard - Overhanging Tree and Falling Branches

  Benton Close, Witham, Braintree, Essex, England, CM8 1JT, United Kingdom. Closed 13:34, 22 Apr 2026, last updated 14:18, 22 Apr 2026

• Litter all along slip road

  Woolston Manor Golf & Country Club, Abridge Road, Chigwell, Epping Forest, Essex, England, IG7 6BX, United Kingdom. 00:07, 25 Mar 2026, last updated 13:52, 22 Apr 2026

• Vegetation encroaching footway - forcing pedestrians into road.

  A12, Hatfield Peverel, Braintree, Essex, England, CM3 2EX, United Kingdom. Closed 15:13, 21 Apr 2026, last updated 16:22, 21 Apr 2026

• Re-reporting Dangerous Pothole (Ref: 8863401) – Continued Negligence

  Dedham, Langham, Colchester, Essex, England, CO7 6HR, United Kingdom. Closed 09:38, 19 Apr 2026, last updated 16:52, 19 Apr 2026

• Several dead animals along a12 (several deers and other)

  A12, Ingatestone and Fryerning, Fryerning, Brentwood, Essex, England, CM4 9HF, United Kingdom. Closed 14:01, 19 Apr 2026, last updated 16:40, 19 Apr 2026

• Flags illegally on lamposts

  Galleys Corner Roundabout, Cressing, Braintree, Essex, England, CM77 8GG, United Kingdom. Closed 12:09, 19 Apr 2026, last updated 16:34, 19 Apr 2026

• Flags illegally on lamposts

  Braintree Bypass, Cressing, Black Notley, Braintree, Essex, England, CM77 8YJ, United Kingdom. Closed 12:11, 19 Apr 2026, last updated 16:30, 19 Apr 2026

• Several meters long pothole at junction

  Coggeshall Road, Coggeshall, Braintree, Essex, England, CO6 1NX, United Kingdom. Closed 09:52, 19 Apr 2026, last updated 12:33, 19 Apr 2026

• Long large pothol

  London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 20:35, 18 Apr 2026, last updated 07:25, 19 Apr 2026

• Car littering between A120 and M11

  M11, Start Hill, Great Hallingbury, Birchanger, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM22 7DG, United Kingdom. Closed 16:39, 17 Apr 2026, last updated 08:20, 18 Apr 2026

• Pot holes

  Colchester Road, Rivenhall, Rivenhall End, Braintree, Essex, England, CM8 3AA, United Kingdom. Closed 01:55, 14 Apr 2026, last updated 06:47, 14 Apr 2026

• Pot holes and poor surface danger to safety

  Stapleford Abbotts - Priors Golf Course, Horseman Side, Navestock, Brentwood, Essex, England, RM4 1JU, United Kingdom. 19:19, 13 Apr 2026

• Deep pothole lane 1 just past junction 7 of the m11

  M11, Hobbs Cross, North Weald Bassett, Hastingwood, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM17 0NN, United Kingdom. Closed 20:59, 11 Apr 2026, last updated 13:21, 12 Apr 2026

• Two deer dead

  M11, Newport, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CB11 3UE, United Kingdom. Closed 16:08, 11 Apr 2026, last updated 20:44, 11 Apr 2026

• Large posters advertising Tendring Garden Services

  Colchester Road, Wix, Tendring Heath, Tendring, Essex, England, CO11 2PB, United Kingdom. Closed 14:21, 11 Apr 2026, last updated 15:33, 11 Apr 2026

• Dead deer

  M11, Newport, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CB11 3UE, United Kingdom. Closed 11:27, 11 Apr 2026, last updated 15:27, 11 Apr 2026

• Drain cover

  Coggeshall Road, Coggeshall, Pattiswick, Braintree, Essex, England, CM77 8FR, United Kingdom. Closed 18:27, 10 Apr 2026, last updated 07:39, 11 Apr 2026
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  Dead fox near the road

  M25, Theydon Garnon, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM16 7PA, United Kingdom. 22:17, 10 Apr 2026

• Streetlight Out

  Coggeshall Road, Bradwell, Pattiswick, Braintree, Essex, England, CM77 8ED, United Kingdom. Closed 09:22, 10 Apr 2026, last updated 10:56, 10 Apr 2026

• Manhole low x2 opposite brack lane

  Coggeshall Road, East Gores, Great Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1RX, United Kingdom. Closed 07:53, 10 Apr 2026, last updated 09:28, 10 Apr 2026

• Pothole

  Witham Bypass, Witham, Rivenhall End, Braintree, Essex, England, CM8 3HP, United Kingdom. Closed 09:18, 9 Apr 2026, last updated 10:07, 9 Apr 2026

• Piled up dirt

  Just Park & Ride, Stansted Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Elsenham, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM24 8SS, United Kingdom. Closed 15:32, 7 Apr 2026, last updated 09:34, 8 Apr 2026

• Dead deer on road

  Brentwood Bypass, Mountnessing, Brentwood, Essex, England, CM15 8SB, United Kingdom. Closed 15:53, 1 Apr 2026, last updated 08:25, 3 Apr 2026

• Litter all up the embankment on section of M11 before A11

  M11, Littlebury, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CB11 4XG, United Kingdom. Closed 18:07, 31 Mar 2026, last updated 07:49, 2 Apr 2026

• Advertisements on signs and lighting

  Tinker Street, Ramsey and Parkeston, Ramsey, Tendring, Essex, England, CO12 5EY, United Kingdom. Closed 19:27, 31 Mar 2026, last updated 07:43, 2 Apr 2026

• Numerous potholes

  A120, Bamber´s Green, Takeley, Little Canfield, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM6 1ZB, United Kingdom. Closed 19:59, 1 Apr 2026, last updated 07:36, 2 Apr 2026

• Potholes

  Thremhall Avenue, Tilekiln Green, Great Hallingbury, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM22 7TF, United Kingdom. Closed 21:47, 31 Mar 2026, last updated 07:27, 2 Apr 2026

• The central reservation between the M11 junction 7 and M11 junction 6

  M11, North Weald Bassett, Coopersale, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM16 6LD, United Kingdom. Closed 17:35, 31 Mar 2026, last updated 07:04, 2 Apr 2026

• Very deep pot hole in lane departure from left lane to right lane

  M11, Newport, Wendens Ambo, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CB11 4JT, United Kingdom. Closed 11:47, 30 Mar 2026, last updated 07:34, 31 Mar 2026

• 2 fallen trees

  A12, Ingatestone and Fryerning, Fryerning, Brentwood, Essex, England, CM4 9HF, United Kingdom. Closed 17:12, 29 Mar 2026, last updated 07:22, 30 Mar 2026

• Broken manhole cover

  Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1LS, United Kingdom. Closed 10:57, 29 Mar 2026, last updated 15:56, 29 Mar 2026

• Double White Lines faded and worn.

  Prested Hall Chase, Feering, Braintree, Essex, England, CO5 9EG, United Kingdom. Closed 08:18, 27 Mar 2026, last updated 09:06, 27 Mar 2026

• Broken manhole cover that will fail. Near The Avenue

  Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1LS, United Kingdom. Closed 16:55, 23 Mar 2026, last updated 07:22, 24 Mar 2026

• Signals on the roundabout at the A138 entry control need shutters as traffic waiting at the set of lights arriving from the Drovers Way Roundabout move off when they see the A138 lights change even though their set id on red.

  Generals Lane Roundabout, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, England, CM3 3QW, United Kingdom. Closed 15:29, 19 Mar 2026, last updated 14:30, 20 Mar 2026

• BIG WIDE LONG Pothole

  Severalls Interchange, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England, CO4 5YX, United Kingdom. Closed 08:59, 18 Mar 2026, last updated 09:54, 18 Mar 2026

• Pothole

  Severalls Interchange, Kingswood Heath, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, England, CO4 5UP, United Kingdom. Closed 08:35, 18 Mar 2026, last updated 09:32, 18 Mar 2026
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  Barrier damage

  M11, Fiddlers Hamlet, Epping, Coopersale Street, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM16 7PQ, United Kingdom. Closed 09:46, 16 Mar 2026, last updated 08:57, 18 Mar 2026

• Column leaning

  West Street, Coggeshall, Braintree, Essex, England, CO6 1NT, United Kingdom. Closed 10:31, 16 Mar 2026, last updated 14:10, 16 Mar 2026

• Potholes

  Ewell Hall Chase, Kelvedon, Braintree, Essex, England, CO5 9PP, United Kingdom. Closed 10:28, 14 Mar 2026, last updated 07:16, 15 Mar 2026

• Sign Damaged - URGENT

  E 32, Upper Dovercourt, Harwich, Parkeston, Tendring, Essex, England, CO12 4PT, United Kingdom. Closed 10:47, 13 Mar 2026, last updated 13:18, 14 Mar 2026

• Not lit at all

  A120, Upper Dovercourt, Harwich, Parkeston, Tendring, Essex, England, CO12 4NX, United Kingdom. Closed 09:41, 13 Mar 2026, last updated 13:10, 14 Mar 2026

• Trees and bushes blocking view

  Langham, Colchester, Essex, England, CO7 6HR, United Kingdom. Closed 12:40, 12 Mar 2026, last updated 16:16, 13 Mar 2026

• The entire m11

  M11, Newport, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CB11 3UE, United Kingdom. Closed 09:36, 12 Mar 2026, last updated 11:00, 13 Mar 2026

• Large raised uneven surface

  M11, Start Hill, Great Hallingbury, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM23 5QZ, United Kingdom. Closed 20:45, 11 Mar 2026, last updated 06:55, 13 Mar 2026

• Traffic lights ineffective as road users crossing red lights and blocking roundabout

  Hastingwood Interchange, North Weald Bassett, Hastingwood, Epping Forest, Essex, England, CM17 9LA, United Kingdom. Closed 11:44, 11 Mar 2026, last updated 07:31, 12 Mar 2026

• Pothole on inside lane

  M11, Great Hallingbury, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM22 7UA, United Kingdom. Closed 17:50, 10 Mar 2026, last updated 16:46, 11 Mar 2026

• Flags

  Millennium Way, Braintree, Essex, England, CM7 3YW, United Kingdom. Closed 20:31, 9 Mar 2026, last updated 13:52, 10 Mar 2026

• Road is mashed. Needs replacing.

  E 32, Mistley, Horsley Cross, Tendring, Essex, England, CO11 2PH, United Kingdom. Closed 15:32, 6 Mar 2026, last updated 09:45, 8 Mar 2026

• Large motorway boundary tree dropping large branches into garden at 28 Benton Close, Witham

  Benton Close, Witham, Braintree, Essex, England, CM8 1JT, United Kingdom. Closed 16:05, 6 Mar 2026, last updated 09:33, 8 Mar 2026

• Water being pumped across road

  Coggeshall Road, Stisted, Braintree, Essex, England, CM77 8AB, United Kingdom. Closed 12:57, 7 Mar 2026, last updated 09:08, 8 Mar 2026

• Mud all over road

  Little Braxted Lane, Rivenhall, Rivenhall End, Braintree, Essex, England, CM8 3EX, United Kingdom. Closed 12:09, 6 Mar 2026, last updated 09:01, 8 Mar 2026

• Damaged kerb and pavement from vehicles parking on it

  Coggeshall Road, Bradwell, Pattiswick, Braintree, Essex, England, CM77 8EE, United Kingdom. Closed 10:36, 7 Mar 2026, last updated 08:17, 8 Mar 2026

• Deer

  A120, Takeley, Takeley Street, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM24 1PY, United Kingdom. Closed 08:53, 5 Mar 2026, last updated 07:47, 7 Mar 2026

• Missing metal drain cover

  London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO5 9ES, United Kingdom. Closed 10:42, 4 Mar 2026, last updated 08:39, 6 Mar 2026

• Breaking up tarmac

  A120, Bamber´s Green, Takeley, Little Canfield, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM6 1ZB, United Kingdom. Closed 23:07, 2 Mar 2026, last updated 08:37, 4 Mar 2026

• Road surface

  M11, Duck End, Birchanger, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM23 5QS, United Kingdom. Closed 10:20, 2 Mar 2026, last updated 08:17, 3 Mar 2026

• Road surface

  M11, Little Hallingbury, Great Hallingbury, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CM22 7QF, United Kingdom. Closed 10:22, 2 Mar 2026, last updated 07:18, 3 Mar 2026

• Pothole

  Old London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 04:49, 2 Mar 2026, last updated 15:25, 2 Mar 2026

• Pretty much the whole m11

  M11, Littlebury, Uttlesford, Essex, England, CB10 1FS, United Kingdom. Closed 23:19, 26 Feb 2026, last updated 07:06, 1 Mar 2026

• Dead tree

  Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Langham, Tendring, Essex, England, CO7 7QJ, United Kingdom. Closed 10:52, 26 Feb 2026, last updated 07:59, 28 Feb 2026

• Large dead badger

  Ipswich Road, Langham, Colchester, Essex, England, CO4 5QQ, United Kingdom. Closed 14:44, 26 Feb 2026, last updated 07:52, 28 Feb 2026

• Pavement pothole

  Old London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, England, CO6 1EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 15:04, 23 Feb 2026, last updated 15:06, 24 Feb 2026