![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/m25-closed-as-rush-hour-traffic-at-standstill/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_PAY-Just-Stop-Oil-M25-Protest.jpg&description=Protestors have climbed across gantrys at a number of locations across one of the nation's busiest motorways despite a High Court order that's in placeTraffic is held by police as an activist from Just Stop Oil occupies a gantry over the M25 near Godstone in SurreyRush hour traffic has been brought to a standstill on the M25 after a Just Stop Oil protestor climbed a gantry on the busy motorway. An activist has caused chaos on the roads after climbing onto the M25 gantry at Junction 25 near London Colney, the Met Police say. The road has been temporarily closed anticlockwise while its specially-trained officers arrive at the scene with commuters stuck in traffic. In a tweet, the Met Police said: "A protester has climbed onto a motorway gantry at Junction 25 on the M25. "The road has been temporarily closed at this location (anticlockwise). "Specially trained officers from our protest removal team are on their way manage the scene." The M25 is closed as an activist from Just Stop Oil climbs a gantry on the M25 near London Colney ( Ben Cawthra/LNP) Meanwhile, an activist has also climbed a gantry on the M25 in Surrey. Police are at the scene on the clockwise carriageway between Junction 6 (Godstone) and Junction 7, having first been called at around 7.40am. The disruptions come despite National Highways successfully getting a High Court order that bans the climate change group from disrupting the country's busiest motorway. Just Stop Oil protesters tried to scale the gates at 10 Downing Street earlier this month ( Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock) Surrey Police has also added that it has received reports of protesters on the motorway gantries at junction 6, one between junctions 8-9, one between junctions 13-12 southbound and one between junctions 13-14. "We are here and dealing and will get this resolved as soon as possible. Thank u (sic) for your patience," the force said in a tweet. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking ne){kind=link}
Protestors have climbed across gantrys at a number of locations across one of the nation’s busiest motorways despite a High Court order that’s in place
Rush hour traffic has been brought to a standstill on the M25 after protestors have climbed onto gantries across at least six different locations, a campaign group says.
Activists from Just Stop Oil have climbed onto overhead gantries with police having to halt traffic on both clockwise and anti-clockwise carriagways.
Matt Twist, Assistant Commissioner at the Met Police, says the force has reports of up to nine junctions on the M25 where activists are trying to cause “serious, unlawful and unreasonable disruption”.
Officers from across the south east have swarmed the scene and are dealing with the incident, he added.