Drivers have been told to ‘decorate the bathroom or something’ while the M25 is closed a full weekend for the first time.
The UK's busiest road is to shut between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey from 9pm today to 6am Monday 18 March.Drivers have been warned only to travel if necessary as the closure is expected to cause heavy congestion.Project leader at National Highways, Jonathan Wade, has urged people to “find something to do at home” rather than travel this weekend ahead of the scheduled work.
They added it will make it easier and safer to enter and exit the M25 and provide safer entry roads for Wisley, Pyrford, Old Byfleet and RHS Wisley. They said it will also reduce the pollution caused by traffic jams.This will be the first scheduled daytime all-lanes shutdown on the M25 since it opened in 1986.Mr Wade also said: “Drivers should only use the M25 if their journey is absolutely necessary.
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