Closures of major routes in and out of London will be postponed as thousands of people are expected to travel to the capital ahead of the funeral of the Queen. National Highways has said pausing planned roadworks will reduce congestion.
All closures will be paused from the start of this week, ahead of the coffin procession around Westminster on Wednesday afternoon, until after the State Funeral next. As well as the M4, other motorways affected include the M25, M11, M3 and M23.
All other roadworks across the country will be postponed for the duration of the bank holiday weekend as well. Cones and temporary signals will be withdrawn from 6am on Friday, September 16, and not put back in place until Tuesday, September 20.
