THERE are the roadworks which will be taking place in the region next week:

M3 junction 3 Lightwater, Surrey Work to ensure road user safety by maintaining the drainage system at junction 3 takes place this week. The northbound exit and entry slip roads will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 6am, on Monday 4 November. Signed diversions will be in place via the adjacent junctions.

M3 junctions 11 to 10 Winchester, Hampshire: bridge joint Work to maintain journeys by undertaking maintenance to the bridge which carries the M3 over the railway line continues this week. Lane closures will be in place on the M3 north and southbound carriageways from 9pm on Friday 8 November through to 6am on Monday 10 November.

M27 junctions 3 to 4 Southampton, Hampshire: bridge reconstruction Work to maintain journeys and ensure road user safety by replacing the Romsey Road bridge near junction 3 continues this week. A 50mph speed restriction is in place on the M27 east and westbound carriageways beneath the bridge until winter.

M27 junctions 4 Southampton to 11 Fareham, Hampshire: smart motorway Work to improve journeys by converting the M27 into a smart motorway continues this week. 24-hour narrow lanes and a 50mph speed restriction will be in place until 2021.

M4 junctions 3 at Hayes to 12 at Theale, Berkshire: upgrade to smart motorway Work to improve journeys by converting the M4 into a smart motorway between Junctions 3 at Hayes to Junction 12 at Theale continues this week. 24-hour narrow lanes and a 50mph speed restriction are in place for sections of this stretch of the M4. Carriageway and slip road closures are planned as follows, all fully closed overnight (traffic management will usually be rolled out from 9pm and taken off by 6am).

The following full closures are planned for the week commending Monday 4 November 2019: The M4 westbound carriageway between junction 11 (Reading) and 12 (Theale) will be closed overnight, between 8pm and 5.30am on Thursday 7 November for one night. A clearly signed diversion will be in place via: A33 and A4. There is a contingency closure booked for the 8 November 2019.

The M4 carriageways both east and westbound between junctions 8/9 (Maidenhead) and 10 (Wokingham) will be closed overnight, between 8pm and 7am on Friday 8 November for one night. A clearly signed diversion will be in place via: A404M, A4, A3290 and A329M A3 Catherington/Clanfield, Hampshire: resurfacing Work to improve journeys by resurfacing a section of the A3 southbound carriageway near Catherington and Clanfield takes place this week. The A3 southbound carriageway from the A272 junction at Petersfield to junction 2 of the A3(M) will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 6am, from Tuesday 5 November for 4 nights.

A signed diversion will be in place via the A3(M), M27, A32 and A272 for motorway permitted vehicles; and via the A3, A27, A32 and A272 for non-motorway vehicles.

New Barn Farm Lane users wishing to access the A3 will need to travel south on Crabden Lane, then Blendworth Lane; travel south on the B2149 Havant Road, then west along B2149 Dell Piece East to join the A3(M) at junction 2.

A3 Hindhead Tunnel, Surrey: electrical maintenance Work to relocate signal controllers in the cross-passages of the Hindhead Tunnel continues this week. The southbound tunnel will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 6am, from Monday 4 November for 4 nights. Traffic will be diverted through the northbound tunnel in contraflow under a 40mph speed limit.

In addition, a lane in the southbound tunnel will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 6am, from Friday 9 November for 6 nights (Monday to Friday only).

A3 Guildford, Surrey: slip road widening Work to improve safety by widening the southbound slip road at the University Interchange continues this week. Narrow lanes are in place on the A3 northbound carriageway and University exit slip road 24 hours a day until March 2020.

A27 Bedhampton, Hampshire: traffic signals Work to maintain traffic flows by maintaining the traffic signals at the Bedhampton/Harts Farm Way junction starts this week. The A27 eastbound entry slip road, the A27 westbound exit slip road and the link from the A3(M) junction 5 roundabout to the A27 will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 6am, from Wednesday 6 November for 4 weeks (Monday to Friday only). Signed diversions will be in place via the adjacent junctions and Havant.

A31 St Leonards, Dorset: street lighting Work to improve journeys by updating the street lighting at the Woolsbridge roundabout continues this week. The A31 westbound carriageway from the A338 Ashley Heath roundabout to the Boundary Lane roundabout will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 6am, until Thursday 14 November (Monday to Friday only).

A signed diversion will be in place via the A338 to the B3073, west to A347 New Road, then east on the A347 to Palmersford Roundabout. Traffic wanting to travel west on the A31 joining at Woolsbridge Roundabout will be diverted east on the A31 to Ashley Heath Roundabout where they will proceed on the above diversion.

A34 Oxfordshire: junction improvements Work to refresh the road markings and install LED road studs at the West Ilsley junction, Chilton junction, Milton Interchange, Hinksey Hill junction and the Botley Interchange, continues this week. The A34 southbound carriageway from the A420 Botley Interchange to the A4130 Milton Interchange will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 6am, from Monday 4 November for 3 nights. A signed diversion will be in place via the A420, A338 and A417.

A34 Oxford, Oxfordshire: bridge repairs Work to repair the surface of the A34 northbound carriageway over the Botley flyover continues this week. The A34 northbound carriageway will be closed from 8pm on Friday 8 November through to 5.30am on Monday 11 November. A signed diversion will be in place via the Oxford ring-road. In addition, lane 2 of the A34 southbound carriageway will be closed over the flyover to provide a safe working zone for our workforce.

A404 High Wycombe to Marlow, Buckinghamshire: resurfacing Work to resurface sections of the A404 north and southbound carriageways between Marlow and High Wycombe continues this week. The A404 northbound carriageway will be closed from the Marlow junction to the M40 Handy Cross roundabout overnight, between 9pm and 6am, until Friday 22 November (Monday to Friday only). A signed diversion will be in place via Wycombe Road.