Huge chunk of major motorway used by 140,000 cars a day to close for two weeks

Drivers have been told to prepare for major upgrade works on the M27 which will close sections of the busy motorway.

One of England’s busiest motorways is set for a major revamp as part of £83,000,000 works.

However, the upgrade brings some road closures both during the day and overnight as the works enter the second phase for the next two weeks.

Here is when and where the M27 will be closed.

M27 slip road closures in October

To install the second phase of the new surface, the eastbound exit slip at junction J7 road will close from tomorrow until Saturday morning.

The junction 7 entry slip road will also close during this time.

Overnight closure from tomorrow until Saturday will also shut junction 5 eastbound entry and exit slip roads and junction 8 eastbound exit slip road.

This is so that National Highways can change the gradient of the slip road.

The thickness of the new surface means it’s not just a simple resurfacing job – the existing barrier systems, drainage, structures and other elements will also need an upgrade.

And this isn’t the end of it – there will be further overnight closures for another week from Saturday, October 19, across three of the junctions J5, J7 and J8.

Programme Delivery Manager Richard Scrase from National Highways said: ‘Initially we planned two full weekend closures of the exit slip road but thanks to the efforts of everyone involved we have been able to reduce this to one full closure combined with overnight works.