DRIVERS face severe delays for weeks resulting from street closures close to the M25 and Dartford Crossing, sparking journey chaos.
The 2 weekends of street closures are all the way down to bridge upkeep.
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Crews from the Nationwide Highways are set to finish important concrete and steelwork repairs to a bridge on the A282 and M25 southbound (clockwise), between junction 1a and junction 2.
To permit for its completion, there can be two in a single day closures of the southbound carriageway of the A282 between J1 and J2 of the M25.
The primary of those can be on October 5 from 9.30pm till 7.30am the following day.
Then over the identical stretch, the second closure is scheduled for 9.30pm on October 12 till 7.30am on October 13.
Drivers have been warned to permit for further time for his or her journeys, if they should journey on this space in the course of the closures.
A Nationwide Highways spokesperson stated: “We’ll want to hold out additional work on this bridge quickly to make sure it stays protected and dependable for the years to return.”
The complete particulars on these works can be launched nearer the time.
Throughout the closures, a signed diversion can be in place by way of the A282 J1a, the A206 Crossways Boulevard eastbound, the B255 southbound and the A2 westbound, re-joining the M25 at junction 2.
Upcoming A282 and Dartford Crossing closures
Friday, October 4: Dartford west tunnel, 11pm to 6amSaturday, October 5: Dartford west tunnel, 10pm to 5am. A282 J1a to M25 J2 (southbound), 9.30pm to 7.30amSunday, October 6: Dartford east tunnel closure, 10pm to 5am (no entry for autos over 4.8m)Monday, October 7 to Thursday, October 7: Dartford west tunnel, 10pm to five.30am every nightFriday, October 11: Dartford west tunnel, 11pm to 6amSaturday, October 12: Dartford west tunnel, 10pm to 5am. A282 J1a to M25 J2 (southbound), 9.30pm to 7.30amSunday, October 13: Dartford east tunnel closure, 10pm to 5am (no entry for autos over 4.8m)
It comes after it was introduced the M5 will shut in each instructions this weekend.
The mass shutdown – which began earlier this week – is a part of a programme of upkeep works that are anticipated to final so long as six months.
With the finished route is approaching 50 years previous, street bosses have ordered a programme of renewal this 12 months.
Nationwide Highways is ready to hold out “important repairs” to the concrete layer on which the carriageway sits.
This requires them to strip away the floor layers to entry the bottom earlier than resurfacing afterwards.
The place work is carried out, the street must be closed totally in each instructions at completely different instances, with diversions put in place the place attainable.
The repairs started final month and can proceed in a number of rounds throughout the following six months.
Additionally coming on this weekend, necessities and requirements for driving licences are set to vary from October 5, as laid out by the federal government.
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