M25 | Essex | Lane Restrictions | Severe Delays 90 minutes
16 Jul 2026, 17:38Essex184 views
M25 Junction 31ClockwiseCleared 21:30
What happened
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
RoadM25
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionClockwise
Started17:38, 16 Jul 2026
Cleared21:30, 16 Jul 2026
Incident timeline
First report
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
Update
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 52 minutes. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
Update
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 27m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
Update
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 2m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
Update
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 37m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
Update
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 12m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
Update
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 47m. Delays of 90 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
Update
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
Update
✅ Incident cleared — M25 reopened at 21:30 on 16 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 3h 52m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
There are severe delays of 90 minutes on the M25 clockise in Essex due to emergency resurfacing works that are being carried out following a severe spillage which occurred early this morning.
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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