A stretch of the M25 faces five full closures, causing disruption for motorists on London's orbital, including travellers using Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
The five miles between junction 11 at Chertsey and junction 12 with the A3 will first be closed from 9pm on Friday March 15 until 6am on Monday March 18.
The five miles between junction 11 at Chertsey and junction 12 with the A3 will first be closed from 9pm on Friday March 15 until 6am on Monday March 18.
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00:00 For the first time since the M25 opened in 1986, part of the motorway will be completely
00:09 shut in a planned daytime closure this month and details of the diversion routes have been
00:15 announced.
00:17 The 5 mile stretch of motorway between junction 11 at Chertsey and junction 12 with the A3
00:23 will be closed from 9pm on Friday March 15th until 6am on Monday March 18th.
00:30 More than 200,000 vehicles are expected to be impacted. Between junctions 9 and 11 the
00:36 M25 normally carries between 4,000 and 6,000 vehicles in each direction per hour from 10am
00:44 till 9pm on weekends.
00:46 The work is part of a £317m improvement project and National Highway said that action is necessary
00:54 to enable a bridge to be demolished and a new gantry to be installed. The project will
00:59 increase the number of lanes and make it easier to enter and exit the M25 at junction 10.
01:05 Dates for four further closures have yet to be announced however the M25 between junctions
01:10 10 and 11 will be closed in both directions from 9pm on Friday March 15th to 6am on Monday
01:16 March 18th.
01:19 For the full story including the exact diversions head to Londonworld.com and catch up on all
01:25 the latest traffic travel and the rest of the news from across the capital.
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