Keeping
the city moving - city centre traffic update ahead of 13 March
We would like to warn you of possible congestion on city centre roads on Thursday 13 March as two large cruise ships are due in port. Thousands of cruise passengers will be making their way to and from Dock Gate 4 through the ongoing highway improvement works at Platform Road.
It will be busiest between 11am and 2pm around the southern part of the city coming in from the M271. If any of your planned journeys to this part of the city are not essential you may wish to avoid these times or come into the city using a different route. For more info please click here.
Real-time traffic and travel information
Click on the image below to view an interactive map of road works and
conditions in the city.
Current road works
Portsmouth Road will be closed from Wrights Hill to Botany Bay Road until 9 March for emergency gas repairs.
Henstead Road will be closed from Bedford Place to Devonshire Road until 11 March for road improvement works.
Church Street will be closed from Shirley High Street to Vincent Street until 13 March for emergency cable replacement.
Richmond Street will be closed from Terminus Terrace to Charles Street until 17 March to allow a crane to operate for building maintenance.
Orchard Place will be closed at its junction with Platform Road until 17 March for road improvement works.
Town Quay (eastbound carriageway) will be closed at from Platform Road to High Street until 17 March for road improvement works.
John Thorneycroft Road will be closed from Vosper Road to Victoria Road until 12 May for development works.
Mountbatten Way will be subject to lane closures overnight until 29 June. Please click here for more info.
Richmond Street will be closed from Threefield Lane to Terminus Terrace until 31 August for road improvement and development works.
College Street will be closed from Terminus Terrace to Threefield Lane until 31 August for road improvement and development works.
Future road works
Lancaster Road will be closed from Romsey Road to Dolton Road 11 - 13 March for road improvement works.
Ashmead Road will be closed from Romsey Road to Rownhams Road 13 - 15 March for road improvement works.
Moutbatten Way (eastbound) will be closed from West Quay Road to Southern Road overnight on 13 March to allow access for construction traffic to Network Rail maintenance area.
Park Walk will be closed on 17 and 24 March to allow a crane to operate.
Paynes Road (westbound) will be closed from Waterloo Road to Millbrook Road West from 17 March to 7 April to allow bridge maintenance to be carried out.
West Park Road will be closed from Blechenden Terrace to Havelock Road until mid-June for road improvements works.
Blechenden Terrace will be closed from Wyndham Court service road to West Park Road until mid-June for road improvements works.
Blechenden Terrace will be closed from Wyndham Place to Wyndham Court service road until the end of April for road improvements works.
Find out more about the Station Quarter North development project and other developments here.
The Saltmarsh Road junction (between the Itchen Bridge and
Central Bridge) is undergoing extensive work to replace the roundabout with a traffic light controlled junction. Diversions and temporary traffic lights will be in place between until 31 March 2014.
Road closure and turning restriction until 2 May 2014
- Albert Road North will be closed from Endle Street to the Itchen Bridge.
- There will be no right turn from Central Bridge to Saltmarsh Road.
These works are being carried out as part of the Eastern Cycle Route development which is part-funded by the My Journey initiative. Find out more about the development here.
Sport Relief Mile road closures - 23 March, 5am - 6pm
Please be aware there will be some road closures in the city centre to allow this charity run to take place. For more details please click here.
For more information about any road or
pavement related work happening in the city, including an interactive map of
locations, go to www.southampton.gov.uk/roadworks.
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