M25 Closures: “After April” for J9-10 work
National Highways have said that the next full closure of the M25 in Surrey will not take place until “after April.” A five-mile section between junctions 10 and 11 were closed in both directions from Friday night until re-opening ahead of the originally announced 6am on Monday. The next stretch to be closed will be between junctions 9 (Leatherhead) […]
M25 re-opens eight hours ahead of schedule
The section of the M25 London Orbital Motorway that was closed over the weekend reopened eight hours ahead of schedule. The “unprecedented” closure commenced at 21:00 GMT on Friday and the five-mile portion between junctions 10 and 11 was sheduled to be closed until 06:00 on Monday. However, National Highways re-opened the M25 at 22:00 […]
M25 QE2 Dartford Bridge: Long delays as lifeboats activated due to man’s welfare concerns
Lifeboats were dispatched following concerns of the welfare of a man on the QE2 Bridge on Tuesday. Motorists were warned to expect three hour delays following the incident and all traffic was halted on the Dartford Bridge at around 6am, Essex Live reported. Essex Police aas RNLI lifeboats were dispatched. National Highways uged motorists not […]
M25 Closures: Drivers told to “ignore sat-navs” d
An “unprecedented” closure of the M25 in Surrey has led to a plea to drivers to follow diversions and ignore their sat-navs. The M25 will close from Friday night until Monday morning between junction 10 for Guildford and junction 11 for Chertsey. Jonathan Wade, National Highways’ project lead, said a previous closure of the A3 […]
More M25 weekend closures announced
National Highways have announced the dates for the next batch of A3/M25 closures. Last week, National Highways closed the A3 for a full weekend and demolished two bridges and the new closures will be for more demolition work, this time on the M25 between junctions 10 and 11, which will see the motorway closed in […]
National Highways puts spring in the step of pedestrians with new footbridge across M25
The £317m M25 J10 project will create better connections and smoother traffic flows for the 300,000 drivers who use it every day Work to lift a new 91 metre footbridge across the M25 in Surrey will begin this weekend as a part of National Highways £317 million upgrade of junction 10, helping to connect local […]
New road layout for A3 and A245
National Highways has introduced improvements aimed at easing congestion along the A3 and A245 at the Painshill junction in Surrey. The A245 carriageway has been reduced to one lane westbound between Painshill and the junction with Seven Hills Road to allow for the safe removal of gas pipes and electrical cables that are currently in the […]
M25 junction 10 team lends a hand to reinvigorate new home for autistic adults
The team working on the major revamp of M25 junction 10 at Wisley in Surrey is helping to create a new sensory garden for autistic adults nearby at Stonepit Close in Godalming, Surrey. National Highways, Balfour Beatty and other supply chain partners have joined forces with the National Autistic Society and social enterprise The Glasshouse […]
Roads Minister visits M25 Junction 10 project
As National Highways ramps up work to upgrade one of the busiest motorway junctions in the country, Roads Minister Richard Holden has visited the site on Thursday for a guided tour and to see the progress so far. Junction 10 – the M25 interchange with the A3 at Wisley in Surrey – experiences large queues […]
Bereaved man tells how Just Stop Oil protest stopped him getting to father’s funeral
In a very powerful interview, a man has told the BBC how the journey to his father’s funeral yesterday was halted by the Just Stop Oil protest at the Dartford Crossing. Tony Bambury lives in Aylesbury but was travelling with his children to south Essex where he grew up to attend the funeral just off […]