Rush hour traffic chaos after eco protesters from Just Stop Oil scale the QE2 bridge
Essex Police said the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford Crossing was closed to traffic after two people "climbed onto the bridge and are currently at height".
"The bridge has been closed while we resolve the incident which we will do as quickly and as safely for all involved," the force said on Monday. "It does mean that we have had to close the bridge to traffic, but a diversion is going to be put in place through the tunnel. "This is likely to cause delays throughout this morning and this incident may take some time to resolve due to the complexities of safely getting people down from height."National Highways East wrote on Twitter that there were "60 minute delays with 3 miles of congestion on the approach".The 2.8km-long QEII bridge southbound, and two 1.4km-long tunnels northbound link Essex and Kent.
The A282 also connects directly at both ends with the M25 London Orbital Motorway, one of the busiest motorways in Europe.
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