Travellers in the South East are being urged to plan ahead for the Easter break as disruption is expected on the roads, railways, and at airports.
Term time at some schools will finish on 27 March, for others six days later on 2 April ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
The roads and railways are expected to be busy, with significant numbers expected to travel via Gatwick Airport and the Port of Dover.
The M25 is expected to be busy, particularly around the junction for the M23 and Gatwick Airport, with congestion also likely at the Dartford crossing.
While the M25 is expected to be busy, National Highways isn't predicting peak times due to the variable nature of traffic levels.
"We know how important reliable journeys are over Easter, that's why we'll be lifting or completing roadworks along key routes wherever it is safe to do so - with traffic officers on patrol to help keep people moving.
"We also encourage drivers to take a few minutes before setting off to carry out their T.R.I.P. checks - Top up, Rest, Inspect and Prepare - to help avoid preventable breakdowns."
Some of the closures during this period include:
- East Sussex Highways are carrying out carriageway improvements on The Ridge West, St Leonards, between 7 and 15 April
- West Sussex Highways are carrying out resurfacing works between Worth Park Avenue and Balcombe Road, which will both be closed between 30 March and 9 April
- Kent County Council will be working on Tourney Road, Lydd, between 1 and 3 April
- UK Power Networks will be working on Marlborough Road, Ramsgate, between 7 and 14 April
- An ongoing South East Water project means that Chapel Lane, Sissinghurst, will not reopen until 10 April
There are planned works on the railways throughout the Easter break, but the most disruption will be felt over the Easter weekend:
- Buses will replace trains between Herne Bay and Ramsgate from Good Friday until Easter Monday inclusive
- Buses will replace trains between Eastbourne and Hastings/Ore on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday
- Buses will replace trains between Orpington and Tonbridge on Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday
- Buses will replace trains between Polegate, Eastbourne and Ore on Easter Sunday
- Buses will replace trains between Ashford International and Dover Priory, Barnehurst/Crayford and Dartford, and Slade Green and Gravesend on Easter Sunday
- Buses will replace trains between Clapham Junction and Barnes on Easter Sunday, affecting services between London Waterloo and Woking, and Clapham Junction and Woking
- Buses will replace trains between Littlehampton and Barnham/Chichester, and between Barnham and Bognor Regis on Easter Sunday
- An amended train timetable will be in operation between London Victoria and Arundel/Littlehampton, and between Brighton and Littlehampton on Easter Sunday
Over the Easter weekend, engineers will install over 820 yards of new track at Margate station and undertake repair works at a railway bridge in Broadstairs.
Maintenance and drainage works will also take place at Hildenborough, cutting onto the Chislehurst to Orpington/Tonbridge line which is prone to flooding.
Gatwick Airport says it expects Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday to be its busiest days during this period, with 2 April also expected to be busy.
Barcelona, Malaga and Alicante will be the most popular destinations across the Easter period, according to an airport spokesperson.