Dartford East Tunnel Closures Today

Live road closure data for the Dartford East Tunnel (M25), Dartford, Kent. Updated Friday, 2 October 2026.

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About the Dartford East Tunnel

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Infrastructure type: Road tunnel
Road reference: M25
Mapped location: Dartford, Kent · Kent
Dataset region: South East

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About the Dartford East Tunnel

The Dartford East Tunnel is one of two road tunnels forming part of the Dartford Crossing on the M25 motorway in Kent. The east tunnel carries northbound traffic under the River Thames between Dartford and Thurrock. Opened in 1980, it is managed by National Highways and forms part of the DART charge scheme. Closures cause severe congestion on the M25 as traffic is diverted to the Dartford Bridge.

The Dartford East Tunnel is managed by National Highways. UK-filtered disruption records are supplied through ClearRoute and shown here with available source schedule details.

Areas Near the Dartford East Tunnel

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Road Closures at Dartford East Tunnel

Road Closures UK shows all 0 current and planned closures affecting the Dartford East Tunnel, sourced from Street Manager and National Highways. Tunnel closures require special management procedures — each record includes the full permit reference, the promoting organisation, the responsible highway authority, and the scheduled closure period.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for Dartford East Tunnel. “Current” is determined from available source event times; planned reports and records without usable event times are identified by their visible schedule details. The site-wide connection/cache status is separate from each record’s source timing.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records in Dartford East Tunnel, supplied through ClearRoute. The type shown on each record identifies a full road closure, roadworks or a lane restriction. Each record includes the available permit reference, promoter, highway authority, and scheduled dates.

Use this page’s filters to see active or planned full closures in Dartford East Tunnel; switch type if you also need reported roadworks or lane restrictions. Data is sourced from Street Manager, National Highways, and other official UK government systems. You can sign up for free email alerts for new matching records.

Road closure data for Dartford East Tunnel comes from official UK government sources: Street Manager (Department for Transport — councils and utility companies), National Highways Transport Data Feeds (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Road Closures UK shows road closures in Dartford East Tunnel up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see closures weeks or months ahead of the start date.

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A road closure means the road is completely blocked to all traffic. Roadworks means work is taking place on or near the road, which may cause lane restrictions, temporary traffic lights, or delays — but the road remains open. Both types are shown on Road Closures UK with their permit reference, start date, and end date.

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Toll Prices & Payment Methods

Car

£2.50

Motorcycle

Free

LGV

£3.00

HGV

£6.00

Payment methods:

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No cash payment. Must pay via DART Charge online or by phone. Motorcycles exempt.

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