Five mile stretch of road between Eastbourne and M25 to close

Motorists are set to experience delays as a five-mile stretch of a busy road between Eastbourne and the M25 will be closed for roadworks.

By AnneMarie Field

Published 19th Dec 2019, 09:29 BST

Updated 19th Jan 2020, 01:25 BST

Highways England said the A21 road will be shut in both directions near Tonbridge from 8pm on January 8, until 6am on January 13.

There will also be overnight closures on January 2, 6 and 7.

The closure will be in place between the A228 and the junction with the A26 Tonbridge East.

Diversions will be in place.

According to Highways England, the same stretch of road will also be closed from January 16 to January 20. It will also be shut from January 23 to January 27 and again from January 30 to February 3.