Major motorway used by 120,000 drivers every day to close over TWO weekends next month – plan your journey
A MAJOR motorway used by 120,000 drivers every day is set to close over two weekends next month.
The M27 will close on several nights in March, April, and May, National Highways has announced.
As part of a £83 million project, the M27 near Southampton is being resurfaced with 180mm of lower-noise asphalt.
The work is set to take place on the eastbound carriageway, between junctions 5 and 7.
It will begin in February 2025 and its estimated finish is Spring 2026.
This comes after years of complaints from local residents regarding road noise.
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National Highways also plans to "clear vegetation" and "prepare the westbound carriageway for the next traffic management phase".
An update on its website said: "This project will provide a low-noise surface along the M27 between junctions 5 and 7.
"We're also making significant drainage improvements to the road and safety improvements to the central reservation.
"All together these measures will ensure a smoother ride for drivers, make the road quieter, improve safety and ensure the road lasts longer."
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The M27 is a motorway in Hampshire which connects Cadnam and Portsmouth.
It is 27.9 miles long and opened around 1975.
THE UPCOMING CLOSURES
SOME slips roads on the M27 will be closed overnight (9pm to 6am) on these dates:
Wednesday 12 February to Monday 17 February and 19 February to 20 February
- M27 junction 5 eastbound entry slip road
- M27 junction 7 eastbound entry slip road
- M27 junction 5, 7 and 8 eastbound exit slip roads
Monday 24 February to Friday 28 February
- M27 junction 5 eastbound entry slip road
- M27 junction 7 eastbound entry slip road
- M27 junction 5, 7 and 8 eastbound exit slip roads
DIVERSIONS
M27 junction 5, 7, and 8 eastbound entry slip roads
- join the M27 westbound carriageway
- exit at junction 3 of the M27
- join the M27 eastbound carriageway
M27 junction 5, 7, and 8 eastbound exit slip roads
- continue on the M27 until junction 9
- exit, and join the M27 westbound carriageway
- exit at the intended junction
M27 junction 5 westbound exit slip road
- continue on the M27 to junction 3
- exit and join the M27 eastbound carriageway
- exit at intended junction
M27 junction 5 westbound entry slip road
- travel eastbound to junction 7
- exit, then join the westbound carriageway
M27 junction 7 westbound exit slip road
- continue to junction 5
- exit and join the M27 eastbound carriageway
- exit at junction 7
M27 junction 7 and 8 westbound entry slip roads
- join the M27 travelling eastbound
- exit at junction 9 and join the M27 westbound carriageway
- exit at junction 7
M27 junction 7 eastbound entry slip road
- Follow the A27 eastbound until reaching junction 8
- Join the eastbound carriageway