Improvement works on the M27 step up a gear at the halfway mark

With a new road surface, better drainage and improved safety barriers now installed on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 5 and 7, drivers are advised that the roadworks will be changing to the westbound carriageway.

Richard Scrase, Programme Delivery Manager for National Highways, said: “We have made great progress, and our work to improve the eastbound carriageway of the M27 between junctions 5 and 7 is now complete.

“We are now gearing up to do the same and provide a low-noise road surface, make significant drainage improvements to the road and safety improvements to the central reservation on the westbound carriageway.”

Since work started on the eastbound carriageway of the M27 in early 2024 we have:

• - Removed more 10,000m3 of earth – enough to fill more than 850 tipper trucks
• - Repaired 3,574m of drainage pipes
• - Made 704 repairs to the concrete slabs on the carriageway
• - Repaired 43,094m of joints between concrete slabs
• - Installed 47,389 tonnes of asphalt as the new surface
• - Installed 9,843m of safety barrier
• - Installed 6,229m of surface water drainage

Overnight closures between 9.00pm and 6.00am will be in place during May, with details of closures and diversions available on the National Highways website.

You can also keep up to date on road closures by visiting our Traffic England website at www.trafficengland.com or by following our @HighwaysSEAST feed on X.   

Notes to Editors

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