HEAVY congestion has built up on the M3 southbound between Winchester and Southampton after a lorry stopped to change a tyre.
Traffic has begun to clear but the backlog is still stretching miles back to Winchester.
Hampshire County Council Traffic & Travel posted on X: “M3 Southbound - One lane BLOCKED on the link road between J14/M27 due to a lorry having a tyre changed, delays backed to J11/A3090 Winchester.”
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AA Traffic news is reporting that while delays remain the tyre change has now been completed: “Queueing traffic for four miles due to earlier stalled lorry on M3 Southbound at J14. Tyre change completed, all lanes reopened, residual delays remain.”
This is compounding the traffic rush caused by Boomtown festivalgoers as the five-day event winds down and people travel home.
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