The northbound carriage of the major motorway will be closed completely for 56 hours while work is carried out to convert a section of the road to a controversial smart motorway. After that, the southbound carriageway will be closed until 5am on March 30.A diversion route has not yet been announced and all closures are still subject to change and are weather dependent.That being said, other routes are likely to include the A22, A23 and other nearby roads. Highways England is completing work to remove the hard shoulder on the M23 between junctions 8 and 10 to create a permanent fourth lane. Status : Pending. M23 closed northbound SUSSEX'S only motorway was hit with traffic chaos as it was closed all weekend. The smart motorway projects will also close parts of the M23 overnight in the week ahead.
Reason : Emergency roadworks are planned. THE M23 will be closed this weekend as work to turn it into a “smart motorway” continues despite safety fears. “For me, the answer is that we must make them at least as safe, if not safer, otherwise they can’t continue.” “I have always been sceptical of removing the hard shoulder and the evidence suggests this has caused a big increase in accidents.” From 9pm on Friday (February 28), the motorway will close between Junction 10 for The Gatwick Spur is off Junction 9 of the motorway, so those heading to and from the airport will have to plan ahead.
This weekend the northbound motorway will be closed from junction 8 at 9pm on Friday with a diversion in place. However, the Government has suspended the creation of all new smart motorways after it was revealed technology may not be able to detect stationary vehicles quick enough to save lives. “’Last year, sadly, 1,700-plus people died on all of our roads. M23 Junction 10 to 9 Crawley, Sussex: Resurfacing On Thursday 25 January the entry slip northbound with be closed overnight between 10pm and 6am. The M23 will be closed all weekend: all you need to know The M23 southbound will be closed until Monday morning (March 9). This weekend (Friday, December 7, Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9), a full closure will take place on the M23 near Gatwick Airport between junctions 8, the junction with the M25 and junction 10 Crawley to remove existing super span gantries. Police name two men found dead in the sea after dinghy abandoned off Sussex coastHM Courts Service: Results list for August 7 to 13, 2020The full closure is in place from junction 8 to junction 10, including all associated slip roads from the M25.This is due to roadworks taking place from 9pm on Friday (March 6) to 5am on Monday (March 9).Diversions to Brighton will be via junction 6 of the M25, taking the A22, B2028, A26 Copthorne Road and rejoining the M23 at junction 10.Diversions for Gatwick will see traffic continuing on the A2011 Carwlay Avenue, A23 London Road, Airport Way and into the terminals.Next weekend will see the M23 northbound closed between the two junctions.This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) Part of the M23 northbound carriageway is closed near Gatwick Airport all weekend for resurfacing work. We have severe flooding on the #M23 by J10a this morning. Both carriageways are currently closed and likely to remain so for several hours. Sussex Police Roads Policing Unit said the M23 was likely to remain closed "for several hours". A … If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please It is expected to be completed by the spring. Sign up to our daily newsletter!Highways England will be rotating shutting the northbound and southbound carriageways between Junction 8 (M25) and Junction 10 (Crawley) each weekend from February 28.Full closures will begin at 9pm on the Friday until 5am on the Monday, with a fully signed diversion route being put in place to try to minimise disruption.As well as the full closure, Highways will be doing a split closure of both carriageways over the weekend of Friday, March 27 until Monday, March 30.From 9am on March 27 until 1am on March 29, the northbound carriageway will be closed. Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 08:00 and 18:00 from 12 August 2020 to 14 August 2020. Lane Closures : Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed.

The works will begin on Friday and continue for the next four weekends. Want more news from across Surrey? With the London ringway proposal falling flat in 1972, the plans for the M23 scaled right back to coincide with the build of the M25 between 1972 and 1975. It has been announced that as from Feb 28th there are to 5 weekend closures of the M23 during March 2020. Thirty eight people have been killed on smart motorways in Britain in the past five years. There are already long queues all around #Crawley: please avoid the area if you can. M23 West Sussex Live Travel News Last Updated: This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice.