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Search the Public Notice PortalWork to transform the M3 motorway at Junction 9 is still on schedule as it nears a major milestone.
This comes as National Highways prepares to close the motorway this weekend between Junction 8 and Junction 9 to allow for the installation of steel beams for new roundabout bridge decks.
Tom Beasley, senior project manager, said: “We have got a number of big milestones coming up between now and the opening. One of the big things is to get traffic moving on the new gyratory. The upcoming closure is really important because these beams are the support structure for the new bridges. Without it, we cannot do anything further. This closure will allow things to move on.”
Mr Beasley said that the scheme is on track to meet the summer 2028 finishing date. He said: “As a big scheme, we plan for the unexpected. We’ve had some challenges over the past year, mostly to do with dormice. We have encountered more than we expected, so we had to be careful with them. We had to move some of our plans around, but we were able to carry on as planned, working with Natural England to get approvals.
“The free-flow links will be up and running by summer 2028. The new bridges and the gyratory will be open before the free-flow lanes.”
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The steel beams, which are being put in place, are 48 metres long and weigh approximately 100 tonnes.
They will act as the basis for new, wider bridges which will be able to carry more traffic. The older bridges will be demolished later in the year, once the new ones are completed and linked to the traffic network.
It is the biggest engineering scheme in the Winchester area since the construction of the M3 through Twyford Down in 1992-94.
As previously reported, the M3 will be closed from Junction 8 to Junction 9 from 9pm on Friday, January 30, until 6am on Monday, February 2, for the installation of the first steel beams for the northern bridge. The road will be closed again from 9pm on Friday, February 13, until 6am on Monday, February 16, for the installation of the southern bridge.
A diversion route will be in place for local drivers, with those wanting to travel from Winchester to Basingstoke asked to take the A34 before joining the A303.
Drivers of large vehicles, lorries, or freight travelling to and from the coast are being instructed to instead use the strategic diversion via the A3 during the closures.
In addition to the M3 closures, there will be a separate 24-hour southbound closure on the A34 (from Three Maids Hill) and A33 (from the Cart and Horses junction). This closure will be in place from 9pm on Saturday, February 7, until 9pm on Sunday, February 8, and is to enable the installation of a new beam on the Kings Worthy Bridge following the successful removal of the northern beam in November.
The improvement works are being delivered by the Volker Fitzpatrick Balfour Beatty joint venture in partnership with National Highways: South-East.
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