M25 closure – live: Motorway section close to reopening as National Highways issue update

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

On Sunday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, National Highways said that “work is progressing well” and urged drivers to “please follow the official diversion routes to manage traffic flow effectively”.

Surrey Highways reported on Sunday at about 1.20pm that there were major delays in West Byfleet along Parvis Road and told drivers to try and avoid the area.

It also said there was congestion in Leatherhead, Oxshott and in surrounding areas of Weybridge, Cobham and Walton On Thames.

At around 3pm, it added that traffic levels were “reducing but the roads around the M25 closure and the diversions are still busy.”

Malden Rushett, Cobham, Esher and the A244 near Oxshott were still experiencing some delays.

Roadworks on the M25 in Surrey are “progressing well” as the motorway remains shut in both directions between junctions nine and 10, National Highways has said.

The M25’s weekend closure on Britain’s busiest motorway has been in place since Friday from 9pm while concrete beams for a new bridge are installed. It will reopen at 6am on Monday.

On Sunday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, National Highways said that “work is progressing well” and urged drivers to “please follow the official diversion routes to manage traffic flow effectively”.

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.”

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.

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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