Crucial motorway used by 90,000 per day to close for a WEEK of roadworks – check full diversion routes

DRIVERS person been warned that a important motorway is closed for a week of overnight roadworks.

The M2 motorway, which runs for 26 miles betwixt Strood, conscionable westbound of Rochester, to Faversham successful Kent and averages astir 90,000 vehicles a day, has been closed since Monday, January 20, with works continuing until Friday, January 24.

These closures are situated betwixt Junctions 5, for Stockbury, Sheppey and Sittingbourne, and Junction 6, adjacent Faversham, with carriageways closed each nighttime betwixt 8pm and 6am - with some directions impacted connected antithetic days.

According to Kent Live, these closures travel arsenic portion of ongoing span works, with aggregate roads adjacent the motorway besides acceptable to beryllium closed crossed January and February.

The M2 isn’t the lone large way retired of enactment either, arsenic roadworks are planned connected the M20 passim the week arsenic well.

This includes assorted gaffe roads and stretches of the motorway itself with aggregate projects, including span repairs and obstruction works, to instrumentality spot implicit the next 2 months.

What’s more, closures proceed connected the A249 adjacent Sittingbourne for the Grovehurst Road junction betterment works.

Overnight works are besides planned connected the A2, A21, A249 and astatine the Dartford Crossing passim the coming days.

This comes arsenic we reported connected the M602 adjacent Eccles, Greater Manchester, yesterday, which volition acquisition overnight "essential" obstruction repairs passim precocious January and into February.

The 4-mile-long motorway links the M60 ringing roadworthy to Salford, bypassing the municipality of Eccles.

Highways North West said the works are being carried retired to regenerate sections of the information obstruction for some the cardinal preservation and on the roadside successful some directions.

Running from January 21 to February 12, the works volition tally overnight from Monday to Friday, from 9pm to 5am betwixt junctions 2 and three.

Works volition besides occasionally instrumentality spot connected Saturdays, moving 2 hours longer until 7am connected weekends.

Elsewhere, Ford has closed implicit 50 retail sections of their dealerships crossed the UK successful a immense shake-up to "better align with evolving needs".

The best-selling marque confirmed each but 3 of the UK dealerships person retained their authorised repairer status - meaning they've lone mislaid their retail arms.

Just implicit 4 years ago, the steadfast revealed its plans to trim its web of income outlets.

Back successful 2020, the 395 car dealers were located crossed the nation.

Hoping to halve these wrong 5 years, Ford was acceptable to trim this fig to astir 210.