M25 Widening - Public Exhibitions
See what's in store for M25ers
Starting in early January 2004 the Highways Agency will be widening the M25 between junction 12 (the M3 interchange) and junction 15 (the M4 interchange).
During November, the Highways Agency and its contractor, Balfour Beatty, will be hosting a series of public exhibitions in order to help keep local people informed. Representatives will be on hand to discuss the scheme in more detail.
The exhibition schedule is as follows:
Monday 10 November; 2.00pm - 8.00pm Egham Literary Institute, High Street, Egham
Tuesday 11 November; 2.00pm - 8.00pm Colnbrook Village Hall, Vicarage Way, Colnbrook
Thursday 13 November; 2.00pm - 8.00pm Staines Community Centre, Thames Street, Staines
Friday 14 November; 3.30pm - 9.00pm Thorpe Village Hall, Coldharbour Lane, Thorpe
Saturday 15 November; 11.00am - 6.00pm Stanwell Moor Village Hall, Horton Road, Stanwell Moor.
The decision to widen the M25 between junctions 12 and 15 was made by the Secretary of State in March 1997. However, to avoid duplicate disruption to motorists and local residents, Highways Agency decided to defer the widening until a decision had been made in respect of Heathrow Terminal 5 - which was subsequently given the go ahead in November 2001.
| Eleven roadworkers were killed by moving traffic in Highways Agency roadworks between October 2000 and February 2002. This equates to a roadworker having a 1 in 1000 chance of being killed in a 16 month period. |
The M25 will be widened from four lanes to five lanes in each direction between junctions 12 and 14 (7km), and from four lanes to six lanes in each direction between junctions 14 and 15 (3.5km). The work will also include a spur road into the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow which will be a free-flow interchange at junction 14.
Balfour Beatty was awarded the contract to widen the M25 and construct the T5 spur road in May 2003 at a total cost of £148m.
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