The QEII bridge and east tunnel at the Dartford Crossing are set to close for works over the course of this weekend.

The closure times and details are as follows:

Saturday, February 18 - Sunday, February 19: 8pm to 10am

Extended overnight closure of the QEII bridge.

This follows on from the work carried out in January, with the replacement of the next bearing at the base of one of the bridge’s 84m-high pylons.

During this time, a contraflow diversion for southbound traffic will be in place through the east tunnel.

Most northbound traffic will be able to use the west tunnel as usual.

For vehicles between 4.8m (15‘-9”) and 5.0m (16’-6”) high, an alternative diversion will be in place via the M25 clockwise.

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Sunday, February 19 - Monday, February 20: 10pm to 5am

Overnight east tunnel closure.

Maintenance teams will carry out their weekly tunnel inspections with a diversion for vehicles less than 4.8m (15‘-9”) high will be in place via the west tunnel.

An alternative diversion for vehicles between 4.8m (15‘-9”) and 5.0m (16’-6”) high will be in place via the M25 clockwise.

Work in the tunnels will continue the following week between the hours of 10pm and 5:30am on Monday and Tuesday.

This will start at a slightly later time of 11pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to help reduce disruption for high-sided vehicles.