Metalling was recorded during an excavation at St John's Street. The road led from the south-west gate of the colonia. Its construction post dates c50 since it must have past the backfilled fortress ditch. In section the road appeared as a 0.8m deep accumulation of layers of gravel and silts in which were discernible at least two probable phases of resurfacing. The road had to climb the north side of a steep valley as it approached the colonia from the south. Exposed sections across the site indicated that the gradient was at its greatest at the southern end of the site where it reached between 1:4 and 1:5. The edge of the road was exposed only for a short while and it is not possible to predict its course accurately. To the east of the road was an accumulation of silts and other deposits overlying which was a layer of hard packed septaria chips with some tile fragments. The layer was probably contemporary with the second surfacing of the road and may represent a footway. There was no sign of any ditch between the ?footway and the road.