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• Weekly summary of roadworks for M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 26th July 2010

  Weekly summary of roadworks for M25 HIGHWAYS AGENCY News Release issued by COI News Distribution Service on 21 July 2010 A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work The information provided in this report is correct as of the above date but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. M25 Junction 16 to Junction 23 Ongoing work to widen this section of the M25 to four lanes in each direction between junctions 17 and 21a continues this week. Three narrow lanes in each direction will be available during busy times, with off peak lane closures as required, mostly overnight. A 50mph speed restriction is in place between junctions 17 and 21a that operates 24 hours a day. A free recovery ser

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• The Origins of the M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 13th July 2010

   The Origins The planning and construction of ring roads around London in the era of the mechanically propelled vehicles began in 1911 following recommendations of the Royal Commission on London Traffic 1905. Amongst other proposals the Commission recommended a circular road around London the route of which very similar to what we today call the North and South Circular Roads. In evidence to the Commission Mr. R W Perks MP recommended a circular road further out (12 miles from Charing Cross) to be built to a width of 250 feet and with a total length of 75 miles. In the absence of a suitable local authority the Board of Trade Traffic Branch took charge of the construction of arterial roads in the London area under the supervision of i

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• M25 Racer M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 12th July 2010

  M25 Racer - PC Game: Renowned for congestion and tailbacks, the M25 might not seem the most obvious venue for a racing game. M25 Racer does what it says on the box though, enabling you to illegally race around sections of Britain's favourite motorway. And there's more. London and Oxford both feature heavily, as does the route between them. Developed by Dutch outfit Davilex, their unique impression of England appears to have been gleaned from an episode of The New Avengers, the game being littered with rolling hills, red phone boxes and Range Rover police cars. The obligatory Stonehenge makes a token appearance, although druids will be upset to learn that it has been relocated to the Home Counties. As for the racing, it's a fairly unr

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• FAB Ice Cream at Bluewater M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 12th July 2010

  Fab, the nation’s favourite ice lolly, will be at Bluewater  On 17th and 18th July. We will be hosting its Design a Fab Den campaign, where families will be able to take part in a world record attempt for the world’s longest drawing. You’ll also be able to design a unique den for your community, perhaps for a scout hut or favourite play centre. With the chance of seeing the den made into a reality, you and your family really could be heroes in the local community!  Come to the Fab igloo outside the cinemas at Bluewater or log onto www.myfabland.com for information on Design a Fab Den, as well as hints and tips on surviving the summer.     Source: www.bluewater.co.uk

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• Five hour closure on the M25 M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 12th July 2010

  Five hour closure on the M25 The clockwise carriageway between Junctions 19 (Watford) and 21a (Bricket Wood) will be closed from midnight on Saturday 3rd and will reopen at 5am the following morning. It’s the first of two closures in July which will allow for the removal of four gantries. The widening works between Junctions 16 and 23 started in May last year and the stretch between Junctions 16 and 17 has already been widened to four lanes. The second closure will start at midnight on Saturday, July 17, and also last for five hours. John Martin, Highways Agency project manager, said: “Removing the gantries at night keeps delays for road users to a minimum. It is part of an overall project to increase the number of lanes on

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• Driving with dogs on the M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 9th July 2010

  Motorway Walks... Junction 2 Premium Location This is a fascinating park between Dartford and Gravesend, so close to the road network and yet utterly remote in atmosphere. There is over 88 acres of space, and an information board outlines the many wildlife species that can be seen here. Junction 2 Premium Location Situated on the site of a Saxon cemetery, this is now a site of special scientific interest There are several signed footpaths in the country park leading through orchards, woodlands, meadows and open spaces. Junction 3 Premium Location This is a quiet and atmospheric circular woodland walk in a nature reserve that is a haven of meditative calm. The woodland is frequented by a few local dog walkers, and a

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• Holiday Inn, London Elstree, J23 M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 9th July 2010

  Holiday Inn London Elstree M25 J23 Barnet By Pass, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 5PU, England About this hotel This AA four star rated hotel is just 20 minutes away from London and close to the historic town of St Albans. Close to the famous Elstree Studios, Holiday Inn London-Elstree M25 Jct 23 attracts various high profile stars, as well as providing superb dining and leisure facilities and being close to many of the region’s best visitor attractions including a number of shopping outlets, the home of Big Brother and of course London with all it has to offer. Holiday Inn London-Elstree M25 Jct 23 is the perfect place for your next stay.    Hotel Facilities Public Area Facilities Lift to all Floors Air Cond

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• Lakeside Shopping Centre M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 8th July 2010

  Lakeside Shopping Centre West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Grays, Essex RM20 2ZP Opening Times: Monday - Friday - 10am - 10pm Saturday - 9am - 9pm Sunday - 11am - 5pm Bank Holidays - 10am - 7pm. Getting To Lakeside: By car We're clearly signposted from junctions 30 and 31 off the M25 or from A13. Click here for a journey planner. The A13, A1306 and West Thurrock Way also provide direct access to the centre.  Lakeside has free parking for 13,000 vehicles. By train Chafford Hundred train station is linked to the centre via a link bridge. C2C trains run to and from Fenchurch Street and Southend. For more information, visit the C2C website or call 08457 484950 By bike Cycle paths can be found all around the centre, and covere

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• Partyman World at Lakeside M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 6th July 2010

  Celebrate the World Cup with Partyman World Partyman World of Play Lakeside are very excited to announce a fantastic Football World Cup All Inclusive Eat and Play Voucher for £5.00 valid from Saturday 19 June 2010to Sunday 11 July 2010. The voucher is valid every day and entitles up to four children to free admission and a kids meal for £5.00 each. If you do not want to miss the England matches, do not despair as they will be on the television screens within the Playcentre. All you have to do is go to Partyman World's website: www.partymanworld.co.uk/lakeside and print off the voucher page.   Directions: Over 13 million people live within an hour's journey from Lakeside. Wherever you come from, here are a fe

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• Batman on M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 3rd July 2010

  This was one of the stranger news articles refering to the M25 last year.... A Fathers For Justice campaigner could be jailed for up to seven years after causing a 55 mile traffic jam when he climbed a motorway gantry on the M25 dressed as Batman. Police were forced to cone off the entire London Orbital when Geoffrey Hibbert scaled an overhead sign and unfurled banners in protest of his treatment by the family courts on August 15 last year. He stayed there for eight hours at junction 14 near Hillingdon, West London, causing tailbacks stretching up to 55 miles. Despite claiming his actions were not dangerous and were part of a legitimate right to protest, a jury took just 10 minutes to unanimously convict the 49-year-old of causi

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• Roadworks threaten M25 traffic jams for three years M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 3rd July 2010

  The delays caused by the scheme to widen the country's busiest motorway are expected to affect more than 200 million journeys. Peak time traffic is expected to slow to a crawl across a stretch of the country from Buckinghamshire to Essex during the works which will run until just before the 2012 Olympic Games. The majority of the northern half of the motorway, which is already the busiest road in Europe, will be affected, with the morning rush hour expected to double in length. The AA warned drivers to "grit their teeth" while the RAC predicted "1,000 days of jams". However, both organisations insisted that the project, which will create up to 5,000 jobs, was necessary to avoid even worse congestion in the future. Part of a

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• Parking demo transforms M25 M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 30th June 2010

  A mile-and-a-half stretch of the M25 became a car-free zone on Saturday as nearly 2000 riders demonstrated over London motorcycle parking charges. The demo did a complete 117-mile circuit of the motorway at 45mph as police closed junctions to keep cars out.  Warren Djanogly, chairman of campaign group No to the Bike Parking Tax, said: “It was fantastic. There were over 1700 people. It took eight minutes for everyone to pass a camera filming the ride on the M25. The procession was a mile-and-a-half long. “I went to bed with the rumble of engines in my ears.” Read more in this Wednesday’s MCN.

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• Queen Elizabeth II Bridge M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 29th June 2010

  The Dartford - Thurrock River Crossing, Dartford River Crossing (DRC) (or simply the Dartford Crossing) is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, connecting Dartford in the south to Thurrock in the north, via two road tunnels and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. It opened in stages, the west tunnel in 1963, the east tunnel in 1980, and the bridge in 1991. Until the opening of the bridge, built to the east of the two tunnels, the crossing was known as the Dartford Tunnel. The two tunnels are 1.43 kilometres (1,430 m) long, while the cable-stayed bridge is 137 metres (449 ft) high with a main span of 450 metres (0.45 km). The crossing forms part of London's orbital M25 motorway (although officially

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• Cobham M25 services plan will cause disruption M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 28th June 2010

  CONSTRUCTION details for the motorway service station on land near Cobham have been approved despite fears it could lead to months of disruption for people living nearby. Shouts of ‘this is a stitch-up’ and ‘it’s a real disgrace’ were heard from the public gallery as Elmbridge Councillors approved the plans during a four-hour meeting on Wednesday evening. Councillors for Cobham and Downside, John Butcher and Dorothy Mitchell fought to have the plans thrown out but they were outnumbered by councillors who followed officers’ recommendations to approve them. Developer Swayfields has already secured permission to build the service station near junction 10 of the M25, which will include a petrol station, ho

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• Emergency gate installed on M25 on Kent/Surrey border M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 25th June 2010

  An emergency gate is being installed in the central barrier of the M25 on the Kent/Surrey border. The gate can be used in the aftermath of a serious incident when all lanes have been closed, to release queuing traffic on the opposite carriageway. Use of the gate will be supervised by Highways Agency traffic officers or the emergency services. The gate, which is the fifth to be installed on the M25, is between junctions five and six. Highways Agency project manager Clive Cooper said: "The gate will relieve congestion and improve safety, allowing our traffic officers and the police to efficiently disperse queuing vehicles."

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• M25 Travelling Clockwise, by Roy Phippen M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 24th June 2010

  One of the few statistics that Roy Phippen does not provide in his superb virtual tour of the M25 is how many relationships have foundered in cars trapped in its traffic jams with scant hope of a welcome break (there are only three services along its 117 miles).   One of the few statistics that Roy Phippen does not provide in his superb virtual tour of the M25 is how many relationships have foundered in cars trapped in its traffic jams with scant hope of a welcome break (there are only three services along its 117 miles). Fear no more the heat of such moments. With this book in the car, your passenger will be offering enthralling nuggets of knowledge about the countryside through which you are travelling, the road underneath your tyr

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• Amazon Review Iain Sinclair - London Orbital - A walk around the M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 24th June 2010

  Amazon.co.uk Review One might be forgiven for thinking that the only thing more boring than spending a year walking around the M25 would be reading a large book about walking around the M25. Yet Iain Sinclair's London Orbital is a fascinating and curiously haunting read. Part of the reason is that Sinclair brings to the project an immense literary talent, an intense and lifelong interest in the history of London and some extremely interesting travelling companions. The walk was taken in several stages, from Waltham Abbey to Shenley, Abbots Langley to Staines, Staines to Epsom and Epsom to Westerham before going on to Dartford, the river and Carfax and arriving back at Waltham Abbey. Each stage fills a chapter and the reader is advised to

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• Thurrock Services M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 24th June 2010

  Thurrck Services sitting alongside the M25, Thurrock may not be rich in facilities or modern in design, but it attempts to create a suburban feel by backing on to a large lake. Facilities: General: Local Information, Showers, Wi-FiRestaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa Coffee, Krispy KremeShops: WH Smith, Marks and Spencer Simply FoodFuel: Esso with pumps for Unleaded, Ultimate Unleaded and DieselMotel: Travelodge Parking Prices: First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £8 and HGVs £18, or £20 to include a £7.50 food voucher. Prices can be paid through the phone, with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by CP Plus Trivia: In November 2006 Thurrock gai

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• Bluewater Shopping Centre M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 24th June 2010

  Blue Water Shopping Centre. History:  Bluewater, Europe's largest and most innovative retail and leisure destination opened on March 16, 1999.   Within its first 12 months of trading Bluewater changed the face of retailing in the UK and became the benchmark for quality British retailing, winning a multitude of international awards including a Millennium Product mark.   Bluewater has successfully combined retail and leisure to offer a day out destination. Bluewater's average Guest spends around 3 hours at Bluewater, and 98% of Guests surveyed in exit polls say their visit is highly enjoyable. Vision:   Extensive consumer research resulted in a triangular design to make shopping easier, with a department store

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• Junctions M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 24th June 2010

  Junction 1:Dartford, Bluewater Junction 2:Dartford, Darenth, Hawley Junction 3:Swanley, Farningham Junction 4:Halstead, Chelsfield Junction 5:Interchange - no exits Service area:Clacket Lane Services Junction 6:Caterham, Oxted, Godstone, Bletchingley Junction 7:Interchange - no exits Junction 8:Reigate, Redhill, Tadworth Junction 9: Junction 10:Cobham, Byfleet Junction 11:Chertsey, Addlestone, Weybridge, Junction 12:Interchange - no exits Junction 13:Staines, Egham, Wraysbury Junction 14:Heathrow Airport Junction 15:Interchange - no exits Junction 16:Uxbridge Junction 17:Maple Cross Junction 18:Chorleywood, Rickmansworth Junction 19:Watford Junction 21a:Chiswell Green Junction 21:Interchange - no exi

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• Roadworks M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 24th June 2010

  On the M25 clockwise between junctions J16 and J18, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to roadworks . Expect disruption until 12:00 am on 1 August 2010. Future Planned Roadworks; On the M25 clockwise between junctions J14 and J15, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks , between 10 pm and 5 am, from 21 June 2010 to 2 July 2010. The M25 clockwise entry slip at junction J24 will be closed , due to roadworks, between 10 pm and 5 am, from 23 June 2010 to 24 June 2010. On the M25 clockwise between junctions J24 and J25, minor delays can be expected at peak times due to roadworks closing one lane, between 10 pm and 5 am, from 23 June 2010 to 24 June 2010. On the M25 clockwise between junctions J26 and J27, mino

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• Speed Cameras M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 23rd June 2010

  The number of drivers fined for speeding on the M25 is set to soar after the launch of new cameras. Old film cameras on the western section near Heathrow have been replaced with digital models that - unlike the old film cameras - are capable of catching thousands of speeding motorists a minute. "It's been well known for years that drivers were unlikely to be caught here unless they were well over the limit," said AA president Edmund King. "But all this seems likely to change now." A Highways Agency spokesman said: "We are currently upgrading the cameras on the M25 between junction 10 and junction 16."

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• Clacket Lane services M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 23rd June 2010

  Clacket Lane services Clacket lane Services is a motorway service station on the M25 motorway near London, United Kingdom that is owned by RoadChef. The services are actually two separate sites situated on opposite sides of the motorway between junctions 5 and 6 in Surrey on the border with Kent. The site on the southern (clockwise) carriageway also houses a Premier Inn hotel. Clacket Lane is one of the largest and busiest services on the UK motorway network serving traffic on the extremely busy southern stretch of the M25, and traffic to and from the coastal ports and the Channel Tunnel. It is named after a road called Clacket Lane, which passes over the M25 nearby. History The station was opened in 1993. A service station at the site

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• M25 Consortium M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 23rd June 2010

  The M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries is a collaborative organisation that works to improve library and information services within the M25 region and more widely across the East and Southeast. The Consortium now has 59 member institutions. Its aim is to provide services and resources for the benefit of learners and researchers. Services To Learners and Researchers The Consortium took the lead in providing widening access to library collections through the M25 Access Scheme. The success of the M25 scheme influenced the creation of the SCONUL Research Extra scheme. M25 members are also encouraged to join the UK Libraries Plus scheme.   Alongside physical access, the Inform25 suite of services provides electronic access to the

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• Did You Know? M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 22nd June 2010

  The M25 has 33 junctions.  There are 234 bridges over or under the motorway itself with 20 more built on other motorways and trunk roads. The M25 had its 20th birthday on 29 October 2006. For the road surface alone contractors used more than 2 million tonnes of concrete and 3.5 million tonnes of 'black top'. Some 500,000 yards of crash barrier guard its central reservation. Its extensive landscaping has involved the planning of more than 2.1 million trees and shrubs. Before the first spadeful of soil could be dug, the route had to go through public consultation and a series of Public Inquiries. In all, the route was subject to no fewer than 39 Public Inquiries lasting a total of more than 700 sitting days. The inquirie

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• South Mimms Services M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 22nd June 2010

  South Mimms services is situated off junction 23 of the M25 and is also accessible from A1(M), A1, A1081. Their post code is EN6 3QQ. The operator is 'Welcome break' and their telephone number is 01707 621001. Some of the food places available at South Mimms are Coffee Primo, Eat In, Burger King, KFC. There is also a Waitrose. There's also a picnic area, play area for children, cash points, toilets, baby changing and shops. Parking is free for 2 hours and charges apply for longer stays. Cars: £8.00, including a £2.00 meal voucher. Truckstop Parking Costs:. Weekday £23.50. Weekend £12.50. There are fuel pumps there too by BP and also LPG fuel. Nearest hotel is Days Inn Hotel London South Mimms, Potters Bar.

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• Dartford Tunnel M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 21st June 2010

  Here is a video from you tube of the Dartford Tunnel on the M25. I have also added a link to a website detailing the prices for crossing and pre-payment methods. http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/4065.aspx  

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• History M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 21st June 2010

  At 117 miles, the M25 or London Orbital Motorway is the longest city bypass in the world. Its radius varies from 13 to 22 miles from Charing Cross. Most London roads are managed by Transport for London but as part of England's strategic road network, the M25 is managed by the Highways Agency.  A Royal Commission first suggested a ring road for London in 1905 but only parts of the planned road were created at that time. By the 1970s, the huge growth of motor traffic had led to firm Government plans for what became the M25. The last 13 miles from Micklefield to South Mimms opened ahead of schedule in October 1986 by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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• Travel News M25, Grays Essex England

  Published: 21st June 2010

  Latest Travel News here... http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/local/londonm25.shtml

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