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Why is the M25 closed again this weekend and how bad is the traffic?

Source: Simon Calder

“Only travel if necessary”: that was the message from National Highways ahead of the second weekend shutdown of the M25.

A 10-mile stretch of London’s orbital motorway closed between junctions 9 and 10, southwest of the capital, from 9pm on Friday 10 May until 6am on Monday 13 May 2024.

Travellers accessing Heathrow and Gatwick airports are affected, as are many motorists heading for Channel crossings in Kent.

Junction 10, at Wisley, is the busiest interchange on the entire motorway. It links the M25 with the A3 trunk road between

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