The East Tunnel of the Dartford Crossing is set to CLOSE every night this weekend. 

We have rounded up the details on where the closures are, timings, and diversions in place.

From Friday, February 23, until Monday, February 26, parts of the Dartford Crossing are closed due to maintenance and resurfacing works.

The East Tunnel will be closed to traffic from Monday to Friday, between the hours of 10pm until 5.30am.

The East Tunnel will be closed again across the weekend, while the West Tunnel will see no closures at all.

The Dartford Crossing is a major road crossing of the River Thames, carrying the A282 road between the M25 in Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurrock in Essex in the north.

Information shared is correct at time of publication, but it could change, especially in poor weather conditions.

The closure times, places and reasons are as follows:

Friday, February 23 – Saturday, February 24

A282 northbound Dartford Crossing East Tunnel 11pm – 5.30am

- Tunnel closure for maintenance works

- Diversion via National Highways network

Saturday, February 24 – Sunday, February 25

A282 northbound Dartford Crossing East Tunnel 10pm – 5am

- Tunnel closure for maintenance works

- Diversion via National Highways network

Sunday, February 25 – Monday, February 26

A282 northbound Dartford Crossing East Tunnel 10pm – 5am

- Tunnel closure for maintenance works

- Diversion via National Highways network