NewsUK NewsMotorwaysLIVE EVENT ENDEDUpdated 10 mins agoTwo lane closures on the M25 in Surrey left drivers facing hour-long delays on approach and queues stretching to several miles longDrivers are facing huge delays on the M25(Image: Highways England)Updated 13:07, 21 May 2026A large section of the M25 in Surrey was brought to a standstill after a broken down vehicle forced two lanes to close.Lanes 1 and 2 clockwise were closed between junctions 5 and 6. National Highways said drivers were facing huge delays on approach, coupled with eight miles of traffic, as a result."There are delays in excess of 70 minutes on the approach with 8 miles of congestion," it warned.View Post19th May13:17 BSTLive blog closedOur live coverage for the M25 closure has now ended.National Highways said all the lanes have now reopened and traffic has eased on the motorway.19th May12:31 BSTTraffic hits heavily used section of M25Junctions 5 and 6 of the M25 form a 5-mile section of the motorway in Surrey and Kent, linking the A21/M26 interchange to the A22 at Godstone.It is a heavily used route prone to congestion.Junction 5 and 6 is located on the boundary between Kent and Surrey(Image: Google)19th May11:36 BSTQueues continueLatest images from the M25 clockwise show huge queues between junction 5 and 6 of the motorway. Drivers could face waiting more than 70 minutes despite an earlier closure of lane 1 and 2 being lifted.Drivers are facing queues in excess of 70 minutes(Image: Highways England)‌19th May11:28 BSTLanes open but drivers facing 'delays in excess of 70 minutes'All lanes have reopened between J5-J6 on the M25, but there are still delays in excess of 70 minutes on the approach with 8 miles of congestion, National Highways says.‌