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The M25 is the largest ring road (motorway) in the UK. It was originally proposed in the 1958 Buchanan Report on Motorway Development and the first section opened in 1975. It was completed in 1986 and it encircles London, connecting a number of major cities and airports, including London-Heathrow and Gatwick.

Since its opening, the M25 has been plagued by traffic congestion and accidents. In 1997, a section of the M25 was nicknamed "Britain's busiest stretch of road" due to the level of congestion and the number of accidents. As of October 2020, the M25 has seen over 1,860 serious accidents and 47 fatalities in the past five years. Despite these figures, the Department for Transport report that the M25 has seen an overall decrease in fatal and serious collisions since 2005.

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Why m25 was not clear from the snow last night, and why there were not enough plow trucks on the road to make it safe for drivers? Who is responsible for it? What are the excuses this year? Please do not blame the snow because we all knew it is coming.

Can you confirm a diversion for M25 on dates 7/10/2021 and 8/10/2021 we have been lead to beleive Fedex drivers had followed a diversion which took them through a redroutes zone. A12 Eastern Avenue & A406.

Traffic at a standstill few miles out of dart Ford tunnel heading north towards M11. Not good.

Again they have the audacity to charge me £2.50 for sitting in ever lengthening queues of traffic at the Dartford CrossingIt should be free if the company making a fortune out of drivers cannot keep the congestion down to a reasonable few minutes

Hi. Can you tell me please how I can find something about the traffic on M25 and M23 on the 28th June 2019? Thank you

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Students plan futuristic service station for M25

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One million people at risk of Thames crossing fines

• Posted 6 days ago 28 Apr

M25 protesters handed suspended jail sentences

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• Posted 20 April 20 Apr

M25 reopened in Surrey after police incident

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Five people injured in multi-vehicle motorway crash

• Posted 18 April 18 Apr

Woman dies after crash with car in police pursuit

Lorry driver admits causing crash that killed four

• Posted 16 April 16 Apr

Driver suffers broken leg in M25 crash in Surrey

Two arrests as motorcyclist dies after M25 crash

• Posted 15 April 15 Apr

M25 set for second full weekend closure

Smart motorways to get 52 new emergency areas

• Posted 11 April 11 Apr

Delays on M25 and M1 as equipment is transported

• Posted 6 April 6 Apr

Driver injured in M25 crash remains critical

• Posted 5 April 5 Apr

Two lanes re-open on M25 after serious crash

• Posted 4 April 4 Apr

Driver admits to causing death after police pursuit

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• Posted 28 March 28 Mar

RHS Wisley blames roadworks for visitor decline

• Posted 27 March 27 Mar

Motorway delays expected while abnormal load moved

• Posted 22 March 22 Mar

Further details on next M25 closures confirmed

• Posted 20 March 20 Mar

HGV driver four times over limit found with whisky

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M25 reopens after drivers heed shutdown advice

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M25 work 'on schedule' as Monday rush hour looms

• Posted 17 March 17 Mar

Pictures show progress of M25 motorway upgrade

'Unprecedented' M25 closures enter third day

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London travel news LIVE: Police investigation closes Hainault station; Six mile queues on M26

Hainault station has been shut by police after multiple people, including two police officers, were attacked.

Footage on social media shows someone wielding a samarai sword in the area, before police said a 36-year-old man was arrested.

Meanwhile, there are major delays on the M26 into London on due to emergency repairs.

Six-mile queues were reported on the M26 Westbound at the M25 due to a lane closure, traffic monitoring service Inrix said.

The repairs were also causing delays on the M25 in both directions between J5 for Sevenoaks and the Clacket Lane Services.

There are also minor delays on the Circle and Northern Lines due to train shortages and cancellations.

While hundreds of Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport are on the second day of their four-day strike. There is a warning passengers could face longer queues as more than 300 members of the Public and Commercial Services union continue their walkout, affecting Heathrow terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5, in a dispute over working conditions.

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South Western commuter route hit by signal failure

South Western Railway routes between Waterloo and Shepperton are disrupted due to a signalling fault.

Train services running to and from these stations will be suspended between Shepperton and Fulwell.

Disruption is expected until 6pm, says National Rail.

Thameslink routes affected by earlier points failure at New Barnet:

Brighton to Cambridge and Horsham to Peterborough.

Great Northern routes affected by earlier points failure at New Barnet:

Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City and London Kings Cross to Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn.

Disruption to Kings Cross trains

Two train lines which go between Stevenage and London Kings Cross are disrupted because of an earlier points failure at New Barnet. The following routes are affected:

• Great Northern between Peterborough / Kings Lynn and London Kings Cross, and also between Welwyn Garden City and Moorgate
• Thameslink between Cambridge and Brighton, between Peterborough and Horsham, and also between Welwyn Garden City and Sevenoaks

Lines have reopened but may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 10 minutes.

This disruption is expected to last until at least 11am.

Elizabeth line no longer delayed

The Elizabeth line has reutrned to running a good service.

British Transport Police on Hainault closure:

The British Transport Police said: "Officers were called to the area near Hainault underground station at 7.07am today (30 April) to assist Metropolitan Police.

“Officers are currently in attendance. The station is closed and a cordon is in place."

The Standard is looking into what impact this violence will have on transport today.

What have police said about the Hainault incident?

Police have released a full statement on the incident which closed Hainault station:

Minor delays to Elizabeth line

There are currently minor delays between Paddington and Heathrow due to an earlier person ill on a train at Whitechapel - good service on the rest of the line.

'Multiple stabbings with samurai sword' at Hainault

There are unconfirmed reports of multiple stabbings and footage at the scene appearing to show a man with a samurai sword.

A large police presence was seen outside Hainault tube station.

Labour MP for  Ilford  North Wes Streeting said a “critical incident” has been declared following the incident asking for people not to speculate or post footage on social media “until details are confirmed.”

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Crash on M25

There is currently queueing traffic due to traffic signal failure on A12 both ways at the M25 J28 (Brentwood/Brook Street Roundabout). 

Congestion to M25, five miles anticlockwise back past J29 Romford, and a couple of miles on the A12 Brentwood Bypass.

M25 traffic live: Updates as massive queues stretch for miles with drivers facing post-Christmas delays

Train strikes will likely have added to the delays

• Updated 18:26, 28 DEC 2022

Heavy traffic along the M25 this afternoon (December 28) is causing delays for drivers in and out of London. There is very slow traffic due to an earlier broken down vehicle on M25 clockwise from J14 A3113 Airport Way (Heathrow) to J15 M4 Interchange.

Although the post-Christmas period annually recording higher levels of traffic than usual, train strikes will likely have added to the increase in motorway travel. Yesterday, travel time was estimated to be 1 hour 45 minutes but today (28 December), delays have improved. Follow below for all the latest M25 updates.

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Lanes re-opened on M25 near Surrey

There is currentlt slow traffic due to an accident, which is now on the hard shoulder on the M25 anticlockwise from J9 A243 (Leatherhead) to J8 A217 Brighton Road ( Reigate ).

All lanes have been re-opened. All traffic had been held briefly at 6pm but had now been released.

Traffic returned to normal M25 clockwise

Traffic has returned to normal after an earlier broken down vehicle on M25 clockwise from J14 A3113 Airport Way (Heathrow) to J15 M4 Interchange. Cameras show traffic is now moving in all lanes again.

Meanwhile, there is queueing traffic on M25 anticlockwise before J12 M3. However the travel time is only ten minutes.

Elsewhere, according to traffic site Inrix, there is no fuel available at the petrol pumps on M25 clockwise at Clacket Lane Services (Located between J5 and J6)

Hertfordshire Anti-clockwise

Delays on M25 anticlockwise between M25 J17 (Maple Cross) and just after J16 M40. Travel time is 20 minutes.

M25 Berkshire Clockwise

Long delays and very slow traffic on M25 clockwise from J13 A30 (Staines) to J15 M4. Travel time is 30 minutes

Delays of up to an hour

Here's the latest on the M25.

• Severe delays on M25 clockwise from J9 A243 (Leatherhead) to J15 M4. Travel time is 60 minutes.

Long delays on M25 anticlockwise between J21 M1 and just after J16 M40. Travel time is 30 minutes.

M25 anti-clockwise lanes waiting to reopen due to accident

All traffic is being temporarily held and stationary traffic due to an accident involving a tanker and a car involved on M25 anticlockwise before Clacket Lane Services. Congestion to J6 ( Godstone ). All traffic has been stopped since 08:00. The vehicles has now been moved and lanes waiting to reopen.

M25 Dartford Tunnel traffic returned to normal

Traffic has returned to normal, an earlier broken down vehicle has now been cleared from the M25. The Dartford Tunnel anticlockwise from J1A A206 (Dartford) to J31 A1306 (Lakeside / Purfleet) has previous congestion to J2 (Darenth Interchange).

Delays of up to 40 minutes continue

Long delays on M25 anticlockwise between J18 A404 Rickmansworth Road (Chorleywood) and J15 M4. Travel time is 40 minutes.

Long delays on M25 clockwise from J29 A127 (Romford / Basildon) to J31 A1306 (Lakeside / Purfleet). Travel time is 30 minutes.

Latest on the M25

• Very slow traffic on M25 clockwise between J8 A217 Brighton Road (Reigate) and J16 M40. Travel time is 1 hour 30 minutes

Long delays on M25 anticlockwise between J20 A41 Watford Road (Kings Langley) and J15 M4. Travel time is 45 minutes.

Heavy traffic on M25 anticlockwise between J13 A30 (Staines) and J11 A320 St Peters Way (Chertsey).

Traffic spanning 30 miles on M25 clockwise

There is very slow traffic on M25 clockwise between J8 A217 Brighton Road (Reigate) and J16 M40, over 30 miles. Travel time is estimated to be around 1 hour 30 minutes.

Hour long delays near Dartford Crossing

There are delays of over an hour with 9 miles of congestion on the M25 anti-clockwise between J4 (Orpington) and the DartfordCrossing. There are no incidents in the area, and the delays are due to exceptionally high traffic volumes.

Broken down car closes two lanes

Two out of four lanes on the M25 clockwise between J9 (Leatherhead / Epsom) and J10 (Guildford / Woking / Esher) have been closed due to a broken down vehicle. Heavy traffic in the area.

What we know so far

Here is all the information we can provide you with so far:

• There is very slow traffic on M25 clockwise from J5 M26 / A21 (Sevenoaks) to J15 M4 with travel time is estimated at 1 hour 30 minutes.
• The latest update for the M25 anticlockwise states that there is congestion to J4 (Orpington) with travel time over 50 minutes.

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M25 closure: Aerial pictures show calm amid weekend gridlock fears with section of motorway shut

A five-mile stretch between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey is closing from 9pm on Friday until 6am on Monday.

News reporter @thejournojames

Saturday 16 March 2024 04:47, UK

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Aerial footage of the M25 showed relative calm on Friday evening, before an "unprecedented" weekend closure of a section of Britain's busiest motorway.

Drivers are being warned of massive delays this weekend, with the M25 shutting in both directions on a five-mile stretch between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey .

The closure began at 9pm on Friday, with the motorway set to reopen at 6am on Monday 18 March.

This section of the M25 normally carries between 4,000 and 6,000 vehicles in each direction per hour from 10am until 9pm at weekends, so the disruption caused by the works is expected to be significant.

More than 200,000 vehicles are set to be affected, including many travelling in and out of London, and to and from Heathrow and Gatwick airports and Channel ports.

It is the first scheduled daytime all-lanes shutdown on the M25 since it opened in 1986, with National Highways planning to demolish a bridge and install a new gantry.

Jonathan Wade, National Highways project lead, said drivers should "only use the M25 if their journey is absolutely necessary" during the closure.

Read: Everything you need to know about the M25 closure

From junction 10 to 11, a diversion route is in place with cars being told to go northbound A3 to Painshill Junction, on the A245 towards Woking, and then on the A320 to M25 junction 11.

In the other direction, cars are being told to travel on the A320 south towards Woking, on the A245 towards Byfleet and Painshill junction, and then southbound on the A3 to junction 10.

Drivers are being urged to ignore satnavs and only follow official diversion routes to prevent causing gridlock during an "unprecedented" closure.

Read more: Map shows diversion route for closure between junction 10 and 11

Mr Wade said the amount of disruption will partly depend on whether drivers stick to official diversions.

"How many people are going to take the initiative and try and use satnavs?", he said.

"There's probably a greater risk of congestion by people just doing their own thing and thinking they can perhaps beat the signs and find a shorter or quicker route.

"That will cause further congestion on some of the key junctions so please avoid doing that if at all possible."

National Highways senior project manager Daniel Kittredge said: "If people move away from diversion routes that we prescribe, it creates additional issues in different parts of the road network.

"The majority of the time that will be local roads, so that really impacts residents in those particular areas.

"That's why we're trying to encourage people to not follow the satnav.

"Stick on the prescribed diversion route. It's going to be more suitable for your journey."

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The closure is one of five planned full closures between the two junctions. The other dates have not yet been confirmed.

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All the planned m25 closures this may bank holiday weekend.

Drivers using the M25 for UK getaways or seeing family this May Bank Holiday weekend can expect several planned closures.

This weekend's closures affect carriageways, slip-roads and link roads for both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions of the M25, particularly late at night or early in the morning.

Regular updates on roadworks and real-time traffic information can be found on the Traffic England website.

M25 closures - Saturday, May 4

From 10pm on May 4 until 5.30am the following day, the M25 clockwise Jct 26 link road to M11 southbound Jct 6 will be closed.

This is part of a larger closure of the M11 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 carriageway for testing works.

Diversion will be via National Highways and Local Authorities roads.

Similarly, M25 anti-clockwise Jct 27 link road to M11 southbound Jct 6 will also be closed during the same period.

The same diversion plans are in place for this closure as well.

Several sections of the M25 anti-clockwise will be closed from 10pm on May 4 to 5.30am on Sunday, May 5.

This includes the ct 25 to Jct 23 carriageway, Jct 25 entry slip road, Jct 24 exit and entry slip roads, and Jct 23 exit slip road.

All are part of a larger scheme for NEAR enabling works.

Traffic will be diverted via Local Authorities roads.

M25 closures - Sunday, May 5

The closures restart at 10pm on Sunday, May 5 until 5.30am on Bank Holiday Monday, for both the M25 clockwise Jct 26 link road to M11 southbound Jct 6 and M25 anti-clockwise Jct 27 link road to M11 southbound Jct 6.

The same diversion plans are in place as on Saturday.

Several stretches of the M25 in the clockwise direction will also be closed from 10pm on Sunday until 5.30am the following morning.

This includes the entire Jct 23 to Jct 25 carriageway, Jct 23 entry slip road, Jct 24 exit and entry slip roads, and Jct 25 clockwise exit slip road.

All these closures are for NEAR enabling works, with traffic being diverted via Local Authorities roads.

M25 Closures - Bank Holiday Monday, May 6

Just as with Sunday, the closures begin at 10pm on May 6, but this time they will last until 6am on Tuesday, May 7.

The sections of the M25 affected are the same as on Sunday, with the same diversion plans in effect.

This means the closure of the Jct 23 to Jct 25 carriageway, Jct 23 entry slip road, Jct 24 exit and entry slip roads, and Jct 25 exit slip road, all in the clockwise direction.

Motorists who need to use these sections of the M25 during the closure hours are advised to plan their journeys ahead and keep an eye on Traffic England's website for updates on these works.

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Hainault station has been shut by police after multiple people, including two police officers, were attacked.

Footage on social media shows someone wielding a samarai sword in the area, before police said a 36-year-old man was arrested.

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Six-mile queues were reported on the M26 Westbound at the M25 due to a lane closure, traffic monitoring service Inrix said.

The repairs were also causing delays on the M25 in both directions between J5 for Sevenoaks and the Clacket Lane Services.

There are also minor delays on the Circle and Northern Lines due to train shortages and cancellations.

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South Western commuter route hit by signal failure

South Western Railway routes between Waterloo and Shepperton are disrupted due to a signalling fault.

Train services running to and from these stations will be suspended between Shepperton and Fulwell.

Disruption is expected until 6pm, says National Rail.

Crash on M25

There is currently queueing traffic due to traffic signal failure on A12 both ways at the M25 J28 (Brentwood/Brook Street Roundabout). 

Congestion to M25, five miles anticlockwise back past J29 Romford, and a couple of miles on the A12 Brentwood Bypass.

Thameslink routes affected by earlier points failure at New Barnet:

Brighton to Cambridge and Horsham to Peterborough.

Great Northern routes affected by earlier points failure at New Barnet:

Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City and London Kings Cross to Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn.

Disruption to Kings Cross trains

Two train lines which go between Stevenage and London Kings Cross are disrupted because of an earlier points failure at New Barnet. The following routes are affected:

• Great Northern between Peterborough / Kings Lynn and London Kings Cross, and also between Welwyn Garden City and Moorgate
• Thameslink between Cambridge and Brighton, between Peterborough and Horsham, and also between Welwyn Garden City and Sevenoaks

Lines have reopened but may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 10 minutes.

This disruption is expected to last until at least 11am.

Elizabeth line no longer delayed

The Elizabeth line has reutrned to running a good service.

British Transport Police on Hainault closure:

The British Transport Police said: "Officers were called to the area near Hainault underground station at 7.07am today (30 April) to assist Metropolitan Police.

“Officers are currently in attendance. The station is closed and a cordon is in place."

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What have police said about the Hainault incident?

Police have released a full statement on the incident which closed Hainault station:

Minor delays to Elizabeth line

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A “critical incident” has been declared in Hainault, Labour MP for Ilford North Wes Streeting has said.

He did not reveal any more details, except to say that one man has been detained.

Mr Streeting also asked people not to speculate or post footage on social media “until details are confirmed”.

Northern line no longer severely delayed

The Northern line was severely delayed between Kennington and Morden due to an earlier faulty train at Clapham South.

This is no longer the case, but there are still minor delays across the whole line because of a shortage of trains.

Circle line no longer delayed

The Circle line has returned to running a good service.

Severe delays to Northern line

There are currently severe delays between Kennington and Morden due to an earlier faulty train at Clapham South.

This is on top of the minor delays to the rest of the line that we told you about earlier - due to a shortage of trains.

In video: Hainault station closed

Hainault station closed for police investigation.

Hainault station is shut for a police investigation in the area.

The Standard has contacted the police for more information.

Trains to and from Alexandra Palace delayed

There is currently disruption to Great Northern and Thameslink trains which run between Potters Bar and Alexandra Palace.

This is because of a points failure at New Barnet, meaning some lines are blocked.

These delays are expected until at least 8.30am.

Minor delays to Northern line

There are currently minor delays due to a shortage of trains.

Minor delays to Circle line

There are currently minor delays due to train cancellations.

Heavy traffic on another part of M25

There is heavy traffic on M25 clockwise from the QE2 Bridge to J3 M20/ A20 (Swanley Interchange).

Traffic queuing for six miles

Cars are backed up for six miles on M26 Westbound at the M25 - one lane is closed.

Lond delays on M25 and M26

There are long tailbacks with one lane closed both ways on the M25 between J5 M26/A21 (Sevenoaks) and Clacket Lane Services.

There is also congestion to J4 Orpington clockwise, and back down the M26.

This is because of emergency reparis on the M25.

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