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Delays Possible - 9 September - For 1 day - 9:30am to 4pm - NO PARKING. 

Please see map for the extents of works.

Planned closures for week commencing Monday 2 September.

On Monday 2 September 10pm to 5.30am the A3 south bound from the M25 Junction 10 to the A247 Send, will be closing for amendment to the white lining and barrier system.

The diversions for this closure will be:

• Motorway traffic via the M25 J10 to the M25 Eastbound to the M25 J9 then the A24 towards Givens Grove to the A246 towards Guildford to the A247 Clandon and rejoin the A3 at the A247 Send. 

• Non-motorway traffic would be via the Painshill Junction to the A245 to Between Streets to the A307 towards Esher to the A309 to the A3 Hook and then the A243 towards the M25 J9 then the A24 towards Givens Grove to the A246 towards Guildford to the A247 Clandon and rejoin the A3 at the A247 Send. 

• Old Lane will be via Old Lane to Forest Road to Ockham Road South to the A246 and then right towards Guildford to the A247 Clandon and rejoin the A3 at the A247 Send. 

On Tuesday 3 September from 10pm to 5.30am the M25 J10 Gyratory will be closing in its entirety preventing anyone from leaving the M25 or the A3 to enter the J10 roundabout for carriageway construction works. 

The diversions for this closure will be:

• M25 Travelling Eastbound (towards Gatwick), to continue North or South on the A3.

If you are travelling eastbound on the M25 and want to leave the M25 and join the A3 to travel either north or south, please leave the M25 at Junction 11, follow the A320 towards Woking, then pick up the A245 to Sheerwater, West Byfleet and Byfleet and access the A3 at the Painshill Junction. 

• M25 Travelling Westbound (towards Heathrow), to continue North or South on A3

If you are travelling westbound on the M25 and want to leave the M25 and Join the A3 to travel either north or south, please leave at Junction 9 and follow the A243 towards Malden Rushett and Chessington. At Hook Junction move onto the A309 Kingston Bypass, then onto the A307 towards Esher. At the end of A307 Portsmouth Road pick up the A245 and head towards Painshill Junction and A3.

• A3 Travelling Southbound (towards Guildford), to continue West on M25

If you are travelling southbound on the A3 and want to continue your journey west on the M25, leave the A3 at the Painshill junction and follow the A245 through Byfleet, West Byfleet and Sheerwater towards Woking, pick up the A320 in Woking which will take you to Junction 11 of the M25.  

• A3 Travelling Southbound (towards Guildford), to continue East on M25

If you are travelling southbound on the A3 and want to continue your journey East on the M25, leave the A3 at the Painshill junction and follow the A245 towards Painshill, then pick up the A307 towards Esher and onto the A309 Kingston Bypass up to Hook Junction. At Hook Junction take the A243 towards Hook and Malden Rushett and Join the M25 at Junction 9.   

• A3 Travelling North (towards London), to continue East on M25

If you are travelling northbound on the A3 and want to leave the A3 and join the M25 to travel east, please leave the A3 at Send onto the B2215, follow the A247 through West Clandon and pick up the A246. At Givons Grove roundabout take the A24 Leatherhead Bypass then onto the A243 to join the M25 at Junction 9. 

• A3 Travelling Northbound (towards London), to continue West on M25

If you are travelling Northbound on the A3 and want to continue your journey west on the M25, leave the A3 at the Painshill junction and follow the A245 through Byfleet, West Byfleet and Sheerwater towards Woking, pick up the A320 in Woking which will take you to Junction 11 of the M25.  

B2039 Ockham Road North

Closures continue on the northbound B2039 Ockham Road North. These were reinstated earlier this week and will remain in place until Sunday 29 September for the completion of the utility and carriageway widening works on the approach to the Ockham roundabout. Ockham Road North will be closed in one direction between Guilleshill Lane and the Ockham roundabout 24 hours a day during this time. 

• The diversion will be via Ockham Road North then left to Forest Road then left to Old Lane and then left to the A3 South and then back to Ockham roundabout. 

A3 Southbound Off Slip Lane Reconfiguration 

The lane configuration on the A3 Southbound where drivers exit for Junction 10 M25 was changed from two lanes to one to allow for the carriageway widening of the slip road. This work is expected to last for 8 weeks. Once complete, the slip road will revert back to two lanes.  The left lane will be dedicated to access the M25 anticlockwise towards Gatwick and the right lane will be dedicated to access the Junction 10 M25 Gyratory for all other destinations.

On the approach to this exit, drivers to be prepared to change lanes or allow other vehicles to merge to maintain traffic flows.

• The diversion will be via the A245 towards Cobham and turning left to the A307 towards Esher, at the Scilly Isles roundabout turning right to the A309 Kingston Bypass towards the A3 Hook Junction. 
• At the A3 Hook Roundabout take the 2^nd exit to the A243 towards Chessington and Maldon Rushett. At the M25 J9 motorway traffic can join the M25 in either direction. Non-Motorway traffic will continue along the A24 to the Givons Grove Roundabout taking the 2^nd exit to the A246 towards Guildford. At the Clandon Crossroads turning right to the A247 and rejoining the A3 South at Send. 

Roadworks on the A245 Continue 

To ease the congestion around works on the A245, the A3 northbound off slip at Painshill has been closed. This closure will remain in place until the end of November 2024 whilst we continue with our works in this area.

The closure of the A3 northbound off slip at Painshill helps to improve the eastbound traffic flow along the A245.  To also ease the traffic flow in the area changes have been made to the sequencing of the traffic signals on all sides of the Painshill roundabout to favour the flow eastbound on the A245. Further information on this including answers to your many questions can be found here.

National Highways have announced there will be no more full weekend closures of the M25/A3 this calendar year. The two remaining closures will be next spring. They will give a minimum of four weeks’ notice for these closures so you can plan ahead, and they will avoid busy holiday periods.

https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-east/m25-junction-10/

Photo: courtesy of National Highways

Hard on the heels of finally achieving a 20mph limit in Chalk Lane, your Parish Council’s long running quest to bring about a reduction in The Drift has also been successful. The previous 60 mph limit has now been lowered to 30mph.

For some years East Horsley Parish Council’s Road Safety Task Group has been pressing Surrey Highways (SH) to take steps to curb excessive speeding and dangerous overtaking on the downhill stretch of road from Outdowns to Green Dene. Drawing on local knowledge and data collected by the village Speedwatch team, it was pointed out that, if nothing was done, a serious accident was likely at some stage.

The Task Group’s urgings went unheeded and tragically the collision that was dreaded duly occurred on Sunday morning when a motor cyclist lost his life.

EHPC fervently hopes that measures will now be taken by SH to reduce the risk of such devastating circumstances happening again.