A120 Crown Interchange to Little Bentley roundabout concrete surface repairs and maintenance

We'll be carrying out specialist repairs and maintenance on the stretches of the concrete road surface on the A120 between Crown Interchange and Little Bentley roundabout in both directions.

Start date October 2024

End date March 2025

Cost £7.2 million

Latest updates

25 September 2024
A120 Crown Interchange to Little Bentley roundabout concrete surface repairs and maintenance

Work begins October 2024

We will start carrying out specialist repairs and maintenance on stretches of the concrete road surface on the A120 between Crown Interchange in Colchester and Little Bentley roundabout in both directions from 21 October 2024.

These repairs will help improve the safety of the road surface. It is essential that we complete specialist repairs to the potholes and cracking to ensure a smoother and safer ride on the A120. Once complete, we expect the life of the road surface to be extended by up to five years.

Overnight road closures

To allow us to complete this work safely, we will need to have eastbound and westbound road closures. This work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am on week nights, when there’s less traffic on the road.

A120 (eastbound) Crown Interchange to Little Bentley roundabout.
21st October 2024 until January 2025,

A120 (westbound) Little Bentley roundabout to Crown Interchange.
January 2025 until March 2025.

Further information about road closures will be available here as the scheme progresses.

Diversion information

During this time, traffic wishing to travel on the A120 between Crown Interchange and Little Bentley roundabout will need to use the signed diversion route that will be in place.

Eastbound diversion:

If you are traveling eastbound:
- Travel south on the A12 and exit at junction 26.
- Return north on the A12 to exit at junction 27.
- Join the A133 towards Elmstead Market.
- At the traffic lights, turn left onto Bromley Road/Harwich Road to join the A120 at Little Bentley Roundabout.
Westbound diversion:

If you are traveling westbound:
- Exit Little Bentley Roundabout onto Harwich Road/Bromley Road towards Elmstead Market.
- At the traffic lights, turn right and follow the A133 through Colchester to Spring Lane Roundabout then take the entry slip road to join the A12 southbound at junction 27.
Northbound diversion:

If you are traveling north towards Ipswich and the A14:
- Continue south on the A12 to junction 26.
- Exit and rejoin the A12 northbound to continue your journey.
A120 diversion route

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Use Our Free SMS Alert Service

We’ve set up a free WhatsApp SMS alerts service to inform road users, via text message, of any incidents that occur within our roadworks on the A120.

You can sign up for this service here.

Please note that you can opt out at any time by contacting us on ConcreteRoadsEssex@nationalhighways.co.uk.

Please reference the ‘A120 Crown Interchange to Little Bentley Roundabout WhatsApp service’ in the subject line of your email and request for your number to be removed.

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Project information

Concrete roads that were designed between the 1950s and 1970s have lasted incredibly well and have provided on average 50 years of surface life. However, across the Strategic Road Network, and primarily in the East region, concrete roads are reaching the end of their design life and will need to be repaired or replaced for safety reasons, and serviceability issues for example noise and ride quality.

Due to the condition of the concrete surface on the A120 between Crown Interchange to Little Bentley Roundabout, this section has been identified as requiring maintenance.

Our road repairs will help improve the safety of the road surface. It is essential that we complete specialist repairs to the potholes and cracking to ensure a smoother and safer ride on the A120. Once complete, we expect the life of the road surface to be extended by up to five years.