TRAFFIC is building on a busy Hampshire motorway due to emergency barrier repairs this morning.

Two lanes of the M27 westbound between junction nine at Segensworth and junction eight at Hamble are currently closed.

The repairs come after an accident which happened at around midnight last night. Hampshire Road Policing tweeted saying that the accident involved one vehicle and one person was arrested and there were no serious injuries.

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A tweet by Highways England, said: “There are delays on #M27 #Hampshire westbound due to emergency repairs closing 2 lanes J9-J8. Allow extra time for journeys.”

Traffic is stretching back as far as junction 10 at Fareham, it is not known when the repairs will be completed.