Stretch of motorway set for weekend closure

Concrete bridge withe red and white barriers along the ground below it and several workers in high vis with a cherry picker vehicle.Image source, National Highways
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The bridges, known locally as the IBM bridges, just outside Portsmouth need repairs and re-waterproofing

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A stretch of the M27 eastbound is set to close for work on a bridge.

The motorway bridge near Portsmouth at Junction 12 for the Hilsea Interchange that carries the M27 carriageway needs its drains upgrading, repairs to the concrete underneath, waterproofing and resurfacing.

National Highways said the motorway would close for the work from 21:00 BST until 06:00 on Monday, with traffic diverted via the A27.

A second closure on the same stretch for further work on the bridge has been scheduled from 21:00 on Friday 17 until 06:00 on Sunday 19 October.

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Diversions will take drivers onto the A27

The £5m project to repair the bridge and a second bridge on the westbound carriageway began on 5 June and is expected to be completed at the end of November.

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