A BUSY motorway which links to Heathrow Airport is set to shut tonight in both directions, sparking delays for thousands of travellers.
Part of the M4 will close near , , between 9pm and 6am while resurfacing work of the carriageways takes place.
Drivers will be taken on diversion between Junction 15 for Swindon and Junction 14 for Wickham.
It should be noted that slip roads will also be closed while the works are underway.
Motorists have also been warned of delays to journeys as a result of the resurfacing.
On the National Highways website, it states: “M4 [closed] both directions Jct 14 to Jct 15.
“Carriageway, slip road and lane closures for resurfacing work.”
While no diversion route has been listed on the National Highways site, alternative paths are likely to be sign posted on the road.
This comes as it was announced motorists would benefit from ahead of the Easter getaway.
Workers will down tools across 1,127 miles of repairs nationwide to get the country moving across the four-day break.
Estimates from say more than 19 million drivers will make car trips on Good Friday, 18.5 million people will drive on Easter Saturday and 18.2 million on Sunday and Monday.
Around 97 per cent of major roads acrosswill be completely free from roadworks helping to speed up journeys.
Significant routes being lifted or completed by big getaway include 130 miles on the M25, 100 miles on the M1 between and Chesterfield and 31 miles between Great Yarmouth and Peterborough.
Ministers say they can save drivers £500 per year through £59 on the fuel duty freeze along with filling in potholes which can cost families £460 in repairs.
National Highways is relaunching its ‘TRIP’ campaign to prevent breakdowns calling on drivers to top-up their fuel, rest, inspect tyres, and prepare for allconditions.
Secretary, Heidi Alexander, said: “We are tackling the real problems that drivers face by lifting 1,127 miles of roadworks over Easter and cracking down on disruptive streetworks to make journeys to see loved ones as smooth as possible.
“This Government is also saving drivers up to £500 a year, with soon to receive their record £1.6 billion pothole funding and the continued freeze on fuel duty.”;
Meanwhile, a new measure to implement a digital service to speed up roadworks and reduce accidentalon underground pipes which currently amounts to 60,000 per year will be brought in – costing the£2.4 billion each year.
