Five miles of congestion has built up on the M25 approach today after a huge stretch of the motorway was shut for the first time.
The M25 was shut between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey at 9pm on Friday evening and will not open back up until 6am on Monday.Drivers have been warned only to travel if necessary as the closure is expected to cause heavy congestion.Surrey Highways reported congestion through Byfleet, West Byfleet, Woking and Ottershaw so far today.
"Please, if you can either avoid travelling completely, find something to do at home – decorate the bathroom or something, or play in the garden," he said."If you must go, travel by train, walk, use a bicycle. I don't mind really what you do."Avoid driving anywhere around those diversionary routes around Painshill, Byfleet, West Byfleet on the eastern side of Woking. It will be in your interests.
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