TWO major Southampton roads were closed overnight due to flooding.
Millbrook Road West was closed in both directions due to water on the road.
The closure, in the early hours of the morning, blocked the road from Regents Park Road to Mountbatten Way.
Millbrook Road West CLOSED by police due to flooding, closed in both directions between Regents Park Road junction and Mountbatten Way. Please find an alternative route.
— Southampton Travel (@scchighways) November 7, 2019
The road is now open in both directions, but there is a lane closure in place on the outbound carriageway while road cleaning takes place.
Thomas Lewis Way was also closed due to the flooding.
The closure was between Bevois Valley Road and St Denys Road.
It is not yet clear if the road has been reopened.
Thomas Lewis Way, police are closing both directions between Bevois Valley Road and St Denys Road traffic lights due to flooding. Please find an alternative route.
— Southampton Travel (@scchighways) November 7, 2019
There were also closures on the Chilworth Roundabout, at its exit onto the A27, while Burgess Road, by the junction of Glen Eyre Road, was also hit by flooding - though traffic was still able to pass.
More to follow...
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