NewsUK NewsTravelLIVE EVENT ENDEDLast updated 30th June 2026Two out of three lanes were closed for emergency road surface repairs, leading to 11 miles of congestion, as drivers were asked to delay their journeysThere are severe delays on the M25 this morningUpdated 11:53, 30 Jun 2026Drivers on the M25 were urged to delay their journeys this morning as two out of three lanes are closed, sparking huge traffic queues.The closure was at junction 27 and caused delays of over an hour and a half on the M25 anti-clockwise in Essex. National Highways said there were 11 miles of congestion on approach, with no estimated time for when the lanes could reopen.By 11am, one of the two closed lanes had reopened. National Highways said the closures are due to emergency road surface repairs. A statement said: "As a result of these works, the link road from the M11 southbound to the M25 anti-clockwise at J27 is also closed."If this impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time as is 11 miles of congestion on approach to the lane closures. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey."This live blog is now closed.‌View Post30th Jun11:45 BSTOne lane still closedOne lane is still closed on the M25 anti-clockwise. In its latest update, issued at 11.41am, National Highways said: "The M11 J6 south link road to the M25 J27 anticlockwise remains closed due to an infrastructure defect."Lane 1 remains closed on M25 anticlockwise within J27. Emergency works will take place overnight. There are delays of 30 minutes on the approach."That concludes our live coverage of this closure. Thank you for joining.30th Jun10:24 BSTDelays of 20 minutesClosures are still in place at the junction of M11 and M25 this morning but delays on approach have gone down to 20 minutes.National Highways said: "M11 J6 south link road to the M25 J27 anticlock remains closed due to an infrastructure defect."Lane 1 remains closed on M25 anticlock within J27. Further emergency works will take place overnight. Delays are 20 minutes on the approach."30th Jun09:45 BSTOne lane reopensThe M11 junction 6 south link road to the M25 junction 27 anticlockwise remains closed, National Highways said.Only lane one of three is now closed within junction 27 but drivers are still facing delays of 90 minutes on approach.Content cannot be displayed without consent30th Jun09:09 BSTTraffic still not movingTraffic is still not moving despite National Highways previously stating normal travel conditions were expected between 9am and 9.15am.The agency's live traffic map now states normal traffic conditions could return around 10am.30th Jun08:44 BSTWhen were the closures put in place?The closures at the junction of the M25 with M11 were first put in place around 8pm last night.At the time, National Highways said this was due to an infrastructure defect and that the road surface required "immediate repair".The link road remained closed overnight as repairs took place.Content cannot be displayed without consent30th Jun08:35 BSTWhen could traffic return to normal?According to National Highways, normal traffic conditions are now expected between 9am and 9.15am.One-and-a-half-hour delays remain, however, with traffic "not moving", says the government agency.CCTV image of the traffic queues this morning(Image: HETC)30th Jun08:11 BSTFull National Highways statementThe full statement from National Highways reads: "There are delays of over an hour and a half on the M25 anti-clockwise in Essex. This is due to emergency road surface repairs which have closed lanes 1 and 2 (of 3) within J27."As a result of these works, the link road from the M11 southbound to the M25 anti-clockwise at J27 is also closed."Contractors have been on site overnight carrying out repairs, however an additional defect has been discovered this morning and as such, the lane closures remain in place to allow for further repairs to take place."There is not yet an estimated time for the works to be complete."If this impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time as is 11 miles of congestion on approach to the lane closures. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey."30th Jun08:07 BSTLocation of the closuresThe map below shows the location of the closures on the M25 at junction 27, along with the 11 miles of congestion currently present on approach.National Highways has asked drivers to delay their journeys if possible.30th Jun08:03 BSTWhich lanes are closed?Good morning and thank you for joining our live coverage of the M25 congestion this morning.The lanes currently affected by emergency road surface repairs are lanes one and two of three within junction 27.These are closed and there is no estimate for how long the repairs will take, National Highways said.‌