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M25 drivers face 'severe delays' after fuel spill

Louise Parry
BBC News, Hertfordshire
Highways England A queue of traffic on one side of the M25, seen from a camera above. There are a large number of lorries and a few cars. The other side of the carriageway is mostly empty, and there are trees growing on either side of the motorway. It looks chilly.Highways England
Drivers are warned to expect significant queues on a Hertfordshire stretch of the M25

Motorists are being warned to expect severe delays on the M25 as repairs take place following a crash.

Only one lane on the anticlockwise stretch of the motorway in Hertfordshire, between junctions 25 (Waltham Cross) and 23 (A1), was left open on Friday morning.

National Highways said the central reservation barrier needed to be replaced and the road resurfaced, after an HGV hit the barrier on Thursday evening.

There was a "significant fuel spillage" at a point where lane one was already closed for long-term roadworks, leaving only lane two open to traffic.

Substantial delays were expected and National Highways advised motorists to allow more time for journeys or avoid the route entirely if possible.

Highways England A traffic camera view of the M25 early on Friday. It is fairly clear of traffic. On the right side, cones mark out one lane (the slow lane next to the hard shoulder) which is the only lane in use. There is a 50 MPH sign on the central reservation. Mostly lorries and vans drive down the open lane.Highways England
Only one lane of the M25 was left open between junctions 24 and 23 anticlockwise (pictured at 08:15 GMT)

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