M271, A34 and A27 to close for maintenance

Several closures will take place to allow maintenance work to be carried out on the M271, A34 and A27.

The M271 near Southampton will have overnight closures from Monday January 9 to Friday February 3 (10pm and 6am) to allow resurfacing work in both direction between Nursling Interchange and Redbridge Roundabout. 

Drivers will be diverted via A35 Totton Bypass, A326 to Ower Interchange) then M27 to junction 3 for M271 and reverse. 

The A34 at Whitchurch will remain closed northbound from Monday to Friday, from Bullington Cross to Litchfield between 9pm and 6am until Saturday January 27. 

Drivers will be diverted via A303, A339 and B4640 to join at Tot Hill. 

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The A27 Havant bypass will also have overnight closures to allow resurfacing work on the A27 westbound between the A2303 junction and Portsbridge Roundabout on weeknights (9pm to 6am) from Monday January 9 to Saturday February 11. 

Drivers will be diverted via A2030 Easton Road and Havant Road to M27 junction 12.

Non-motorway traffic will be diverted via A27 to the Portsbridge Roundabout.

For more information and the latest travel alerts, visit nationalhighways.co.uk/travel-updates/travel-alerts/ or call 0300 123 5000.

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