A MULTI-MILLION-POUND project to repair an 8km stretch of the M11 between Harlow and Stansted is under way, with traffic delays predicted.
Work, costing £6.3m, will be carried out in two 4km stages and is expected to last nine weeks.
The southern section will see the concrete carriageway repaired and strengthened and then resurfaced with a new thin wearing course.
Concrete repairs will be carried out on the northern section, before a thin wearing course is laid resurfacing, when the new link roads into Stansted Airport have been constructed in summer 2002.
Highways Agency project manager David Lee said: "The work is part of our plans to maintain and improve this section of the M11.
"New surfacing will repair the existing deteriorating concrete carriageway for a safer, quieter journey and will benefit both road users and local residents.
"It will also reduce spray, making journeys safer in wet weather."
He added: "Further improvements will include drainage channels alongside both carriageways and the provision of new safety fencing."
Diversions are being put in for safety reasons, with the occasional night-time closure of the northbound slip road at junction 8.
Contraflows and lane restrictions will be in force throughout the work, and a 40mph speed limit will be enforced by speed cameras. Drivers are asked to allow extra time for their journeys.
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