No more M25 closures until 2025, says National Highways

National Highways have thanked drivers who changed their plans and took advice to avoid the Wisley to Chertsey stretch of the M25 last weekend while it was closed. As a result, a critical piece of bridge installation was completed and significant progress was made with junction 10 improvements. The organisation has also announced that there […]

M25 closures: RAC advises drivers to do their homework before setting off

Ahead of the M25 closing for the third time this year, the RAC is advising drivers to be ‘road ready’ or find alternative methods of transport if heading to London and its major airports between Friday 12 to Monday 15 July. National Highways will shut part of the M25 for a third time between junctions […]

M25 diversion route revealed ahead of weekend closure

The M25 is set to close this weekend amid £317m improvement works as engineers install a new bridge at Junction 10 as part of the scheme in Wisley. A detailed diversion route has been mapped around the closure, with detailed turn-by-turn directions that drivers should follow. National Highways confirmed in June that the M25 would shut in […]

Surrey CC leader says M25 works have had “massive impact”

A council leader in Surrey said roadworks on the M25, which have resulted in full weekend closures along a stretch of the motorway, were “immensely frustrating”. Tim Oliver, leader of Surrey County Council, told the BBC that the works were “the right thing to do”. The M25 roadworks are part of a £317m upgrade to […]

Is next M25 closure set to be in “peak holiday season”?

The M25 is set to shut again in August as a part of the £317 million project to improve the areas between Junction 9 and 10. Roadworks will take place during ‘peak holiday season’ according to Senior Project Manager Jonathan Wade from National Highways – and is the third of five scheduled weekend closures over […]

RAC statement as M25 shuts for a second weekend

Ahead of a second weekend of M25 closures, RAC Breakdown spokesperson Alice Simpson said: “As this next M25 weekend closure immediately follows major national rail strikes which could see many more people take to the roads, it could be up to six days of disrupted travel for London’s drivers. The closures also coincide with the […]

Second M25 closure this weekend

National Highways have confirmed that the M25 will be shut between junctions 9 (A243 Leatherhead) and 10 (A3 Wisley) from 9pm Friday 10 May to 6am Monday 13 May 2024. This full closure is needed to install a new bridge, with three other full weekend closures planned for later in 2024. “We’re grateful to all drivers […]

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