Part of the Dartford Crossing will be closed at certain times over the course of this weekend (March 11 and 12).

Highways England is carrying out maintenance works.

The closure times, places and reasons are as follows:

Saturday, March 11 to Sunday, March 12

A282 Southbound QEII Bridge Carriageway closure from 10.30pm until 6am.

Closure for structural works.

Diversion via National Highways network.

Sunday, March 12 to Monday, March 13

A282 Northbound East Tunnel Closure 10pm until 5am.

Tunnel closure for maintenance works.

Diversion via National Highways network.

The Dartford Crossing is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurrock in Essex in the north.