South East - Maintenance schemes

Work

We need to renew the white lines on the A20 Limekiln roundabout in Dover, Kent.

Closure

To do this safely, the coastbound carriageway will be closed to through traffic from the A20 Capel-le-Ferne junction to York Street from 9pm to 5am on Sunday 18 May.

Diversion

Through traffic will be diverted via:

• B2011 Folkstone Road and A256 York Street.

For access, please approach the access point in Union Street for guidance.

We're performing surveys on the A23 northbound off-slip road for the A281 West Road in Pyecombe, West Sussex.

Closures

A23 northbound lane and northbound A281 off-slip road

Closed overnight (8pm - 6am) on these dates:

• Tuesday 27 May to Friday 30 May
• Monday 2 June to Friday 6 June

Northbound A281 off-slip road closure diversion

• continue on the A23 northbound to the Bolney junction (A272)
• take the A272 Cowford Road west to the junction with the A281 (at Cowford)
• head south on the A281 to Henfield
• stay on the A281 south, back to the A23 at Pyecombe

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England site. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We need to do maintenance, including vegetation clearance and drainage works, on the A26 from Beddingham Roundabout to Newhaven in East Sussex.

We’ll work overnight to try to limit overall disruption to traffic as much as possible.

Thursday 8 May, Monday 12 May, Tuesday 13 May and Wednesday 14 May (10pm to 4am)

• Full overnight closure of the A26 from Beddingham Roundabout to Newhaven

Access to homes and businesses within the closure area will be maintained. There may be times when access is restricted and there could be a short wait while we make it safe for people to pass.

Through traffic will be diverted along the A259, A2270, A27 back to the A26.

We need to do drainage, barrier replacement and resurfacing works on the A27 between the Patcham Interchange and A27 Lewes Road. 

For safety, we'll use:

• day and night time lane closures
• speed restrictions
• overnight closures of the A27.

Works have progressed well and we’re now due to finish ahead of the original published date of 6 June. 

To achieve this, we need the following full closure (subject to severe weather) on the A27 between Patcham Interchange and Lewes Road. This is to remove the temporary safety barriers and narrow lane arrangements.

Westbound, full closure:

Thursday 8 May, Friday 9 May, Saturday 10 May (8pm to 6am)

• Lane 2 will remain closed throughout during the daytime, with both lanes available again from 6am Sunday 11 May

Eastbound, full closure:  

Sunday 11 May, Monday 12 May, Tuesday 13 May (8pm to 6am)

• Lane 2 will remain closed throughout during the daytime, with both lanes available again from 6am Wednesday 14 May

We also need to resurface lane two of the eastbound carriageway. For safety, the A27 will be closed eastbound between Patcham Interchange and Lewes Road, 8pm on Friday 16 May to 6am on Saturday 17 May. 

Diversion:

• A23 into Brighton
• A270 east
• rejoin the A27 at Lewes Road 

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England website. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Work

We need to resurface the slips roads on the A3M northbound in Havant, Hampshire. 

Closure

For safety, we'll need to close A3M Junction 4 to 5 northbound overnight as follows: 

Monday 19 May to Wednesday 21 May (9pm to 6am)

• Resurfacing junction 5 northbound on-slip

Tuesday 20 May to Thursday 22 May, and 9pm to 6am on Tuesday 27 May (9pm to 6am)

• Resurfacing, and associated works, junction 4 northbound off-slip

Diversions

At Junction 4, follow this route: 

• Purbrook Way
• Hulbert roundabout
• Hulbert Road
• A3M Junction 3 roundabout
• Hulbert Road
• Frendstaple Road, Waterlooville
• Stakehill Road Waterlooville.

At Junction 5, follow this route:

• Bedhampton Hill
• B2150
• Hulbert roundabout
• Hulbert Road
• A3M Junction 3 roundabout.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

There are night closures on a short stretch of the A31 between Ringwood and Cadnam from Monday 19 May until (and including) the night of Thursday 22 May.

The A31 westbound is closed between the M27 Junction 1 at Cadnam and the Ashley Heath roundabout just outside Ringwood. There is access for locals.

M27 traffic that would normally join the A31 to go to Wimborne etc must leave at junction 1 and take the A326 and A35 which will bring them back to just beyond Ringwood at the Ashley Heath roundabout.

The closures will be in place each night from 9pm until 6am the following morning.

View diversion route.

The bridge that carries the B2500 Watling Street, directly above the A282, in Dartford will be closed in both directions each night (10pm to 6am) from Tuesday 27 May until Saturday 31 May and again from Monday 2 June until Saturday 7 June.

Access for residents and businesses on both sides of the bridge will be maintained but it won’t be possible to drive across the bridge during our hours of work. Access will also be maintained for pedestrians and cyclists. Please speak to a member of our team who will pause work where necessary and safely escort you across the bridge. 

The bus routes 96 and 428 will be diverted via A296 Princes Road. Some delays are expected during our working hours.

Diversion routes

A signed diversion route will be in place via the A296 Princes Road, Princes Road Interchange (A282 junction 1b) and A296 Park Road.

We're renewing more than 500 metres of motorway boundary fence on the M1 northbound near junction 1 in Hendon, starting 7 April 2025 and finishing in \july 2025.

To minimise disruption, our work will take place overnight, from 9pm to 5.30am, Monday to Friday.

For safety, regular overnight lane closures (9pm to 5:30am) will be in place on the M1 northbound carriageway from April to July 2025. One lane will remain open for northbound traffic.

The link road from the A406 North Circular Road westbound to the M1 northbound will be closed overnight, but access to the M1 will still be available via the Staples Corner Roundabout.

We won’t need any traffic restrictions on the adjacent M1 southbound carriageway to complete this work. The overnight lane closures on the northbound carriageway will be removed by 5.30am each morning ahead of busier daytime use.

Essential resurfacing starts soon on the M25 anticlockwise carriageway at junction 2, Darenth Interchange in Kent.

For safety, the M25 will be closed anticlockwise, between the slip roads at junction 2:

• 10pm Saturday 26 April until 7am Sunday 27 April 2025
• 10pm Saturday 10 May until 7am Sunday 11 May 2025
• 9pm Saturday 17 May until 9am Sunday 18 May 2025

Diversion 

A short diversion will be in place via the junction 2 anticlockwise exit slip road, through the Darenth Interchange roundabout, and back onto the M25, using the junction 2 anticlockwise entry slip road.