M25 closure – live: Map shows latest delays as drivers ‘choose to ignore’ diversion

Map below shows section of M25 motorway that is closed until Monday morning.

Maps show the latest delays near the M25 diversion as the motorway shuts for maintenance work.

There was heavy traffic on WestByfleet along Parvis Road in Surrey as well as the A243 and A3.

Traffic was also slow moving on the M25 approach to the A243.

There are “major delays” on two roads coming off the M25 diversion route.

Surrey Highways said: “#M25 Update: Major delays in #WestByfleet along the Parvis Road, please avoid the area if you can.

“There is also congestion in #Leatherhead, #Oxshott  and in surrounding areas #Weybridge, #Cobham & #WaltonOnThames

“Check before you travel”.

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There continues to be slow-moving traffic on roads leading up to junctions 9 and 10 of the M25.

Tailbacks are being reported by Google Maps traffic on the A234 near Junction 9 and the A3 near Junction 10.

The two junctions are closed for maintenance.

Drivers are being warned that they will be subject to London’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez) rules if they move off official diversion routes during this weekend’s M25 closure.

National Highways said anyone ignoring diversion signs in an attempt to find shorter alternative routes will be liable for the £12.50 daily Ulez fee if their vehicle does not meet minimum emissions standards.

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National Highways has issued a fresh plea for drivers on the M25 motorway to use an official diversion route to avoid maintenance work between Junctions 9 and 10.

“#M25 #Surrey remains closed in both directions between J9 #Leatherhead & J10 #Wisley for planned works until 05:30 - 13/05, work is progressing well,” it said in a post on X.

“Please follow the official diversion routes to manage traffic flow effectively.”

An increasing number of drivers are “ignoring” an official diversion route around the M25 motorway closure, highways bosses have said.

London’s orbital motorway, one of the busiest in the country, is closed this weekend between Junctions 9 and 10 for maintenance work.

National Highways say they are making "good progress" to install a new gantry and a new gyratory bridge on the motorway.

“Coming off at junction 9 means non-freight drivers will end up travelling behind or alongside HGVs which is something we are actively trying to avoid and is likely to have a negative impact on travel times, congestion and the communities they pass through,” Simon Elliott, National Highways senior project manager, said as he urged motorists to use the official diversion route.

Drone footage has captured the sheer scale of this weekend’s M25 closure as new bridge beams are installed.

The motorway – which is Britain’s busiest – will be closed in both directions between junctions 9 and 10 in Surrey from 9pm on Friday (10 May) until 6am on Monday (13 May) while concrete beams for a new bridge are installed.

Diversion routes will take cars on a 19-mile journey on A roads, crossing from Surrey into London’s Ulez area, though National Highways has assured drivers “no enforcement action will be taken”.

Watch the clip here.