High Street/Colchester Road, in Thorpe, is shutting from the Tendring Road and Landermere Road junctions. The closure will begin on February 24 for seven nights, from 7.30pm until 5am. This is while carriageway repair works are undertaken. Artillery Street, in Colchester, is closing for five days while work is carried out by UK Power Networks. The road will shut from its junction with Barrack Street, from February 15. An alternative route is available via Harsnett Road, Wimpole Road and Barrack Street. Drivers should be aware of a new 30mph speed limit in Layer Road, Abberton. It has come into effect from a point 150 metres south-east of its junction with Rectory Lane, in a north-west direction for a length of approximately 185 metres.