![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/protesters-climb-gantry-and-block-m25-rush-hour-traffic-at-dartford-crossing/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2_Just-Stop-Oil-protest.jpg&description=Police have had to shut the Dartford tunnel and lanes three and four on the northbound carriageway while they work to remove the protester from the overhead gantryA protester has climbed onto an M25 gantry to bring rushhour traffic to a standstillProtesters have climbed onto an M25 gantry to bring rush hour traffic to a standstill for the second day running. Police have swarmed the scene after a Just Stop Oil activist climbed up the gantry at junction 31 at the Dartford River Crossing just after 7am. The northbound gantry is at Junction 31 and is the first as you travel into Essex from Kent. Essex Police has decided to shut the Dartford tunnel and lanes three and four while they work to remove the protester. There are severe delays on the M25 anticlockwise heading into Essex as a result, with National Highways warning drivers they face delays of 60 minutes and five miles of congestion. "Due to the dangerous position in which the protester has placed themselves it is likely to be necessary to close the remaining two lanes of the London-bound track of the M25," Essex Police said in a statement. There are severe delays on the M25 anticlockwise because of a demonstration which is blocking the Dartford Crossing as you head into Essex "We know this will cause major disruption for motorists crossing from Kent into Essex. "Our priority, as always, is to ensure we work as quickly as we can to arrest this individual and keep you, our public, moving. We continue to work closely with the Highways Agency to resolve this as quickly as possible." This is the second successive day of protests, with widespread disruption caused across 13 locations on the M25 throughout yesterday morning. Last night, it was confirmed 23 people had been arrested after Just Stop Oil protesters climbed gantries on the M25 despite a major Metropolitan Police operation to foil their plans. Traffic was held by police yesterday as an activist from Just Stop Oil occupied a gantry over the M25 near Godstone i){kind=link}
Police have had to shut the Dartford tunnel and lanes three and four on the northbound carriageway while they work to remove the protester from the overhead gantry
Protesters have climbed onto an M25 gantry to bring rush hour traffic to a standstill for the second day running.
Police have swarmed the scene after a Just Stop Oil activist climbed up the gantry at junction 31 at the Dartford River Crossing just after 7am.
The northbound gantry is at Junction 31 and is the first as you travel into Essex from Kent.
Essex Police has decided to shut the Dartford tunnel and lanes three and four while they work to remove the protester.