A NEW video shows exactly what works are planned during the full M3 closure this weekend.
Drivers have been warned to plan ahead with the motorway set to close between Junctions 8 and 9 from 9pm on Friday, January 30, until 6am on Monday, February 2.
A 16-mile diversion has been issued by National Highways via the A34 and A303 to avoid the closure.
National Highways have produced a short video which shows exactly what is being planned this weekend during the closure.
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Tom Beasley, senior project manager, said: “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.”
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.
The scheme at Junction 9 is the biggest engineering scheme in the Winchester area since the construction of the M3 through Twyford Down in 1992-94.
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