Drivers on the M25 are facing major delays after three lanes were closed for emergency resurfacing following a vehicle fire.
The incident took place between junction 26 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, and junction 25 at Enfield, north London.
National Highways said only one of the four lanes was available for traffic and there are current delays of 110 minutes on the approach, and 13 miles of congestion.
Work is expected to be completed late in the morning.
A second incident is also causing delays clockwise between junction 3 at Swanley and junction 4 at Orpington.
For the latest updates scroll down.
All lanes open as traffic returns to normal
12:01 , Tom Place
All lanes have now reopened across both incidents on the M25 this morning.
There are now only small delays between both Junctions 3 & 4 clockwise and between Junctions 26 and 25 anticlockwise, with traffic cameras showing conditions returning to normal.
Lane reopens between J3 & 4
10:54 , Tom Place
Lanes have now reopened on the #M25 clockwise between Junctions 3 and 4.
There are still delays of 45 minutes on approach, with 4 miles of congestion, according to National Highways.
All lanes are now open on the #M25 clockwise in #Kent between J3 #Swanley & J4 #Bromley.
— National Highways: South-East (@HighwaysSEAST) July 7, 2026
Current delays of 45 minutes on approach, with 4 miles of congestion pic.twitter.com/JchCisFkm3
Second incident on M25
10:25 , Tom Place
A second incident is causing further delays in another stretch of the M25 this morning.
A crash involving four cars and a lorry is causing disruption clockwise between J3 (Swanley) and J4 (Orpington).
One lane is closed after an earlier full traffic hold, with queues currently stretching for around three miles.
Traffic being diverted
09:52 , Tom Place
Traffic on the M25 is currently being diverted via the M11 and the North Circular.
There are still delays of up 106 minutes on the M25 anticlockwise.
M25 remains closed until 'mid morning'
09:41 , Tom Place
According to the latest from National Highways, the M25 is expected to fully reopen by mid morning.
Lanes 1,2 and 3 (of 4) remain closed on the #M25 anticlockwise at #WalthamAbbey between J26 and J25 for emergency resurfacing.
— National Highways: East (@HighwaysEAST) July 7, 2026
The road is now curing, and is expected to reopen by mid morning.
Current delays of 110 minutes on the approach, and 13 miles of congestion. pic.twitter.com/8J6tmwFYYo
Three lanes closed on M25 after vehicle fire
09:32 , Matt Watts
Drivers on the M25 are facing major delays after three lanes were closed for emergency resurfacing following a vehicle fire.
The incident took place between junction 26 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, and junction 25 at Enfield, north London.
National Highways said only one of the four lanes was available for traffic and there are current delays of 110 minutes on the approach, and 13 miles of congestion.
Work is expected to be completed late in the morning.
