M3 warning issued to drivers as a section of the road shuts across …
A warning has been issued to drivers on the M3 in Surrey as a section is set to close. The closure will impact both north and southbound, which will leave drivers travelling overnight diverted away from the usual route.
The M3 is a busy highway which connects Surrey to Southampton in Hampshire, and is in total around 59 miles long. It starts in Sunbury[1] in Surrey, and connects to the busy M25[2] in Staines[3].
A footbridge above the M[4]3 in Bagshot was deemed unsafe in October 2023. The bridge is used by many pupils going to and from college and school from Whitmoor Road. It needs to be demolished, which will require the M3 to be fully closed in both directions from 9pm Friday 8 to 6am Monday 11 December.
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Dates and times of the closure
The demolition will require the M3 to be fully closed in both directions from 9pm Friday 8 to 6am Monday 11 December.
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Thursday, December 7 – close 9pm
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Friday, December 8
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Saturday, December 9
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Sunday, December 10 – opens 6am
Diversion
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Southbound drivers will exit the M3 at junction 3 Lightwater, and turn right to the A322. Continue for 1 mile before turning left on the A30 London Road. Keep driving for 4.5 miles and turn left on the A331 which will rejoin the M3 at junction 4, near Frimley.
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Northbound drivers will exit the M3 at junction 4a which is near Farnborough. Join the A327 and continue for 1.8 miles till turning right on the A30. From here, continue for 7.1 miles and turn right on Grove End link road. Turn left onto the A322, and left again to join the M3 at junction 3, Bagshot.
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Northbound junction 4 slip closures at Frimley continue on the A331 and turn right to join A30 London Road. After 4.5 miles turn right to join the A322, and then join the M3 at junction 3, Bagshot.
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