Severe delays as East Dartford Tunnel remains closed for emergency resurfacing works

National Highways is warning drivers of severe delays on approach to the Dartford Tunnel.

There are currently long queues due to a closure of the east tunnel.

National Highways says it has been forced to close the route, one of the busiest river crossings in the UK, due to a spillage.

A large volume of hydraulic liquid leaked during essential overnight maintenance in one of the northbound tunnels at the Dartford Crossing.

This led to the continued closure of the tunnel (east tunnel) as around 400 metres of the road require resurfacing.

That means capacity for northbound traffic has been reduced by 50%.

Disruption is being further compounded due to a closure of the M25 near Sevenoaks, due to an earlier lorry fire.

It is also warning drivers of large vehicles to be aware of the 15ft 9in height restriction on the west tunnel.

The A2 westbound has delays of 70 minutes and 8 miles of queuing traffic on the approach to J3 of the M25.

The closure of the east tunnel will remain in place throughout Monday.

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