MOTORISTS planning to use the Dartford Crossing this weekend face a series of overnight closures, as critical maintenance works get underway.
The first closure will see the east tunnel shut from 10pm on Sunday, reopening at 5am on Monday, 16.
Traffic will be diverted to the west tunnel, but vehicles over 4.8m tall won’t fit and will need to take a lengthy detour via the M25 clockwise.
National Highways have confirmed the closures are necessary to carry out essential upgrades.
This includes installing new CCTV and lighting, waterproofing and replacing tunnel bearings, and repairing the concrete walkways.
It marks the start of a series of closures affecting the busy route, which links Essex and Kent via the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and two 1.4km-long tunnels.
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