Heathrow Tunnel closed: Slip road off M4 leading to Heathrow Airport shut for second time due to 'amount of vehicles and pedestrians'
Heathrow Tunnel is closed for the second time today.
National Highways have now closed the slip road off the M4, leading to Heathrow. It's the second time today the road has been shut.
National Highways says: “At the request Heathrow Airport the M4 southbound spur road is closed between the M4 and J4A, this is due to the amount of vehicles and pedestrians within the tunnel. We'll keep you updated.”
National Highways previously said that there are delays in excess of 45 minutes on the approach to the Heathrow Airport Tunnel. The same road, which was closed earlier due to the disruption at Terminal 3, reopened at around 9.30am, but traffic continues to build.
National Highways added: "Delays in excess of 45 minutes on the M4 southbound spur road between the M4 and J4A. Please allow extra journey time if travelling to Heathrow Airport today," National Highways says.”
It comes as five people were taken to hospital after being sprayed by what police described as a form of pepper spray at the airport, the London Ambulance Service says. It says it treated a total of 21 people at the airport's multi-storey car park in Terminal 3.
Earlier, police said injuries of those affected are not believed to be life-changing or life-threatening. The ambulance service was stood down at 10.58am, shortly after the London Fire Brigade.