DRIVERS are being urged to ignore their satnavs when a five-mile stretch of the M25 closes this weekend.
They are being told to follow official signs to make sure disruption is kept to a minimum.
Paul EdwardsDrivers are being urged to ignore their satnavs when a five-mile stretch of the M25 closes this weekend[/caption]
Project lead Jonathan Wade said they would cause an hour’s delay but warned drivers against trying to find a quicker and shorter route.
He said it would take them on to smaller roads, making life a misery for people living in the area.
He told the PA news agency: “How many people are going to take the initiative and try and use satnavs?
“There’s probably a greater risk of congestion by people just doing their own thing and thinking they can perhaps beat the signs and find a shorter or quicker route.
“That will cause further congestion on some of the key junctions so please avoid doing that if at all possible.
National Highways is shutting the motorway in both directions from 9pm on Friday until 6am on Monday between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey.
The work, to demolish a bridge and build a gantry, will lead to the first M25 closure since 1986.
Further closures are planned for September.