Overnight closures to affect Dartford Crossing

National Highways has said they need to complete planned maintenance to the bridge on the A282, at Junction 1B

Drivers are being warned to check ahead as a series of closures are planned to the Dartford Crossing.

National Highways said they needed to carry out repairs to "key electrical components in the east tunnel" and complete planned maintenance to the bridge on the A282, at Junction 1B.

So they can work safely, the A282 northbound carriageway (between M25 junction 2 and A282 junction 1A) and the Dartford east tunnel are scheduled to close overnight on weeknights between Monday 3 June and Friday 21 June, between 21:00 and 06:00.

Weeknight closures of the Dartford east tunnel will then continue for one additional week between Monday 24 June and Friday 28 June.

For drivers travelling northbound during the closures, a diversion route will be put in place.

It will go via the A2 eastbound, B255 northbound and the A206 westbound, returning to A282 junction 1A where access to the west tunnel will be available via the northbound entry slip road.

During the closure, the adjacent Dartford west tunnel will remain open overnight for vehicles less than 4.8m (15’-9”) high.

Vehicles between 4.8m (15’-9”) and 5.0m (16’-6”) high will be diverted via the M25 clockwise.

Routine safety inspections of the east and west tunnels , which happen between 22:00 and 05:00 on Saturdays and Sundays, will continue.