Eerie M25 drone footage exhibits empty lanes as motorway closes

On Mar 16, 2024

The M25 motorway is closed with no automobiles on its lanes for the primary time in a long time, with the eerie scenes captured by a drone.

A five-mile stretch between Junctions 10 and 11 close to Byfleet in Surrey was closed final night time (Friday March 15) and can stay shut till 06.00am on Monday (March 18). Eight lanes, usually heaving with site visitors, had been proven to be nearly empty within the first closure of its type since 1986.

As a outcome, congestion is steadily constructing on and across the M25 with drivers being advised solely to make use of the motorway if “absolutely necessary.” Drivers have additionally been warned to “be clever” and hunt down various routes for his or her journeys.

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An M25 diversion sign in Byfleet, near to a closed section of the M25 between Junctions 10 and 11. — A diversion route has been arrange
(Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

On a stretch of highway main as much as junction 10 on the orbital highway, automobiles had been seen standing at an entire halt. Queues of a number of hundred metres have constructed up with automobiles made to hitch a single-file line.

Those residing alongside the diversion route are anticipated to have a tough weekend in the event that they wish to hit the roads. There have been considerations surrounding the hundreds of drivers who might be caught in gridlock over the weekend.

Vehicles are seen queuing to leave the carriageway at Junction 10 of the London orbital motorway the M25, near Cobham, south-west of London — Vehicles had been captured queuing to go away the carriageway at Junction 10 of the London orbital motorway
(Image: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP by way of Getty Images))

A diversion route, which has been created to direct motorway site visitors alongside A roads, is prone to develop into a choke level as site visitors will get heavier all through Sunday (March 17) – simply in time for St Patrick’s Day.

The closure will enable for the demolition of a bridge and the set up of a brand new gantry. The closure is a part of the Junction 10 enchancment scheme, which is not set to be completed till mid-2025.

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