Ultrafast Broadband Coming to Colchester

Works to bring ultrafast broadband to Colchester to start this month.

13:36 15 April 2020

Colchester Amphora Trading will start installing new infrastructure in the town centre as well as in the Northern Gateway and the east side of the town. The multi-million pound scheme, which is funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, will bring fast broadband service to thousands of homes in the area. 

 

Theresa Higgins, Colchester councillor responsible for commercial services, said: "Ultrafast broadband is a vital infrastructure to keep businesses in Colchester competitive, a real incentive to stay here or to locate and invest in the borough.

 

"Futureproofing and investment in our infrastructure is key to their futures.

 

"Even in these difficult times, Colchester is looking to its future as a hub for businesses starting with our high street and rolling ultrafast broadband out to the wider borough afterwards, benefitting the economic recovery that will be so important after the coronavirus crises end." 

 

Meanwhile, the project to replace and repair pavements in the high street has been put on hold to make way for the broadband scheme. 

 

Kevin Bentley, County Hall's infrastructure boss, said: "Both projects are important for Colchester and so for Essex. It makes sense to do them in this order and I am delighted the broadband project has won the Government funding.

 

"We will ensure the pavements are greatly improved and future-proofed with minimum inconvenience to traders and the public.

 

"Colchester has a great future beyond these extremely tough times."