The closures are for maintenance and safety improvement works. They will also provide the boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley with an opportunity to perform cleaning duties. Full closures are necessary for the safety of the site workers.

Cllr Denise Scott McDonald Cabinet Member for Air Quality, Sustainability and Transport, said:

"The A2 is a major thoroughfare and these important works allow Transport for London to make necessary maintenance and improvements to keep drivers safe such as renewing the road markings, repairing street lighting and pruning trees. The closures will also allow the Council to safely pick up up the litter from along the verges and improve its appearance too."

Please see below summary of the closures and diversion routes. These routes will be clearly signposted.

Please note that works starting on Fridays at 22:00 will finish on Saturdays at 5:00.

From Monday 29 July to Friday 2 August:
Closed London bound each night from 22:00 to 05:00, between the Dartford Heath off slip and the Westhorne Avenue on slip.
The diversion will be along the M25, the A20, Sidcup Bypass, and the A205, Westhorne Avenue, to re-join the A2.

From Monday 5 to Friday 9 August:
Closed London bound each night from 22:00 – 05:00, between the Westhorne Avenue on slip to Blackwall Lane on slip.
The diversion will run along the A205, Academy Road, and A206, Woolwich Road, to re-join the A2.

From Monday 12 to Friday 16 August:
Closed Kent bound each night from 22:00 – 05:00, at Dreadnought Street off slip to Westhorne Avenue on slip.
The diversion will be along the A206, Woolwich Road, and A205, Academy Road, to re-join the A2.

From Monday 19 to Friday 23 August:
Closed Kent bound each night from 22:00 – 05:00, between the Westhorne Avenue off slip to Dartford Heath off slip.
The diversion will run along the A205, Westhorne Avenue, A20, Sidcup Bypass, and the M25 to re-join the A2.

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