UK visitors nightmare as Dartford Crossing to close each methods in 5 days | UK | News | EUROtoday

British motorists are set to face main visitors chaos as an necessary toll route will stay shut in each instructions later this week. The Dartford Crossing, one of many busiest bridges in Europe, can be closed for one evening on Saturday, April 26.

The toll route that passes by way of the River Thames between Kent and Essex will stay shut as a result of upkeep work, National Highways mentioned. The deliberate closure will happen between 10pm on Saturday, April 26, and 5am on Sunday, April 27. The jap tunnel crossing from Kent to Sussex will even be closed for a day, with scheduled work to happen between 10pm subsequent Sunday till 5am on Monday, April 28.

According to the National Highways, the closure will enable staff to color steel elements on the construction in a bid to safeguard it from corrosion.

On common, the toll route sees round 150,000 automobiles passing by way of every day, and as much as 180,000 automobiles use the bridge throughout its busiest occasions.

Further disruption will be anticipated on the QEII Bridge between by way of the spring and till October as a result of ongoing portray work and routine security inspection, the authorities have warned.

The closure will contain in a single day lane closures on varied dates, that are but to be specified.

National Highways mentioned in an announcement: “With spring upon us, we’ll soon be resuming our painting work on the QEII Bridge to protect some of its metal components from corrosion. The painting will take place between April and October, and we’ll be able to do most of it without disrupting traffic. We set up a temporary walkway access for our workers on the offside of the bridge in 2024. This will remain in place over the coming years to provide access to most areas that need painting.

“Sometimes, to securely entry among the different areas requiring portray, we’ll want to put in in a single day lane closures throughout the bridge between 10pm and 5.30am. One lane will stay open throughout the bridge for visitors when we have to do that.”