M3 and A303: National Highways road closures to avoid

One of the road closures is expected to cause moderate delays with motorists facing a holdup of between 10 and 30 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that three closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

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• M3, from 8pm May 2 to 6am June 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M3 both directions, junction 7 to junction 9, Lane closures for barrier work.

• M3, from 8pm May 16 to 6am June 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M3 both directions, junction 8 to junction 9, Lane closures for barrier work.

• A303, from 8pm April 8 to 6am July 6, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A34 both directions M3, junction 9 to Three Maids Hill, carriageway closures for resurfacing work.

And a further six closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A303, from 8pm June 17 to 6am June 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A303 westbound, Micheldever, slip road and lane closures for signage work.

• M3, from 8pm June 19 to 5am June 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M3 northbound, junction 12 to junction 11, Lane closure for technology works.

• M3, from 10am to 4pm on June 24, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M3 southbound, junction 9, hard shoulder closure for technology work.

• A303, from 8pm June 26 to 6am June 27, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A303 eastbound, Overton, slip road and lane closures for maintenance work.

• M3, from 8pm July 1 to 6am July 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M3 southbound, junction 11, carriageway closure between the slips roads for maintenance work.

• A303, from 9.30pm July 1 to 6am July 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A303 eastbound, Long Parish to Winchester Road, slip road and lane closures for maintenance work.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.