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A31 TRUNK ROAD (PALMERSFORD ROUNDABOUT TO RINGWOOD) TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS
Notice is hereby given that Highways England Company Limited intends to make an Order on the A31 Trunk Road in the Counties of Hampshire and Dorset, under Section 14(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 because works are proposed to be executed on the road. The effect of the Order would be to authorise:-
(a) the phased overnight closure of:-

(i) the eastbound carriageway of the A31 between Palmersford Roundabout (A347) and Woolsbridge Roundabout;

(ii) the eastbound carriageway of the A31 between Woolsbridge Roundabout and the tip of the nosing of the entry slip road at Salisbury Road Junction (A338/B3347);

(iii) the westbound carriageway of the A31 between the tip of the nosing of the exit slip road and the tip of the nosing of the entry slip road at Ashley Heath

Roundabout (A338);
(iv) the westbound carriageway of the A31 between Boundary Lane Roundabout and Palmersford Roundabout (A347);

(v) the slip roads leading to and from the eastbound carriageway of the A31

at Ashley Heath Roundabout (A338);
(vi) the slip road leading from the eastbound carriageway of the A31 at Verwood Road Junction (B3081);

(vii) the slip road leading to the eastbound carriageway of the A31 at Verwood

Road Junction (B3081);
(viii) all of the side roads at junction with the carriageways and slip roads described in i) - vii) above; and

(ix) all of the bus stops adjacent to the carriageways and slip roads described in i) - vii) above; and

(b) the 24-hour closure of all of the lay-bys adjacent to the carriageways and slip roads described in a) i) - vii) above.

These measures would be in the interests of road safety while contractors undertake resurfacing and all associated works. It is expected that the work would last for approximately 4 weeks starting on or after Monday 5th March 2018. The overnight closures would take place between 21:00 and 06:00 (maximum period).
The Order would come into force on 3 March 2018 and have a maximum duration of eighteen months. Traffic affected by the closures would be diverted using the A338, A347, A3060 and B3347. The diversion in operation would vary according to the closure in force.
Access to and from premises accessible from, and only from, the carriageways and slip roads described in a) i) - vii) above would be permitted by escort.
The temporary closures and diversion routes would be clearly indicated by traffic signs when they are in operation during the works period.
M Taylor, an Official of Highways England Co Ltd. Ref: HE/SE/2018/A31/73 Highways England Company Limited, (Company No. 9346363). Registered Office: Bridge House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LZ. A company registered in England and Wales.
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