Route of road A31 road

1 route of road

1.1 a31 new forest dual carriageway
1.2 a31 between bere regis , wimborne
1.3 a3090 road

route of road

the road begins in guildford @ start of farnham road near guildford station, coming out of town , passing on a3 shortly after becomes dual carriageway running in westerly direction along hog s escarpment of north downs. @ tongham leaves older hogs route join a331 , follow modern bypass round farnham, rejoining older route @ roundabout junction a325 follows alton road toward alton bypasses, rejoining older route near jane austen s house, continuing alresford before joining route of m3 motorway @ junction on eastern boundary of winchester.

the old route winchester s centre romsey , new forest forms 2 roads: b3404 , a3090 roads , marked cyclists. west branch of m27 motorway - m3 interchange has flyover junction winding westbound a3090 on western boundary of cadnam, having passed through conservation area village centre, resumed a31 continues dualled trunk road through rest of new forest, past ringwood , enters dorset before passes ferndown resumes single carriageway width. passes wimborne minster , by-passes charborough park before terminating @ roundabout junction a35 road @ bere regis. a35 not trunk road east of bere regis, continuation of a31 trunk road west, highways agency maintain it.

the a31 part of ancient route london winchester.

the a31 between wimborne minster , bere regis, of dorset stretch single-carriageway road, used heavy goods vehicles, , such relatively slow trunk road during busy times of day. river stour 1 of flood-prone rivers alongside in region , widened road accelerate drainage , disrupt views of valley areas of outstanding beauty on escarpments north.

a31 new forest dual carriageway

many sections of a31 upgraded dual carriageway in 1960s, except section of road running through new forest.

the upgrade of a31 through new forest started in 1960s, following 2 decades of debate. government s intention create @ least 1 high-speed route south coast, while guardians of forest, verderers, resisted further development.

the first section of a31 dualled section m27 feeds @ jct1; westbound carriageway original two-way a-road while eastbound side laid down nearby. further developments occurred ringwood picket post near turn-off burley. 1966-1972, remaining sections completed rapidly due construction of m27 motorway jct 1.

the highways agency declares new forest a31 section being abnormal , heavy load route . westbound route, particularly, suffers poor horizontal , vertical alignment due original function old single carriageway. highways agency s route management strategy (rms) a31 has identified westbound carriageway needs realigning @ cadnam undulates rapidly before negotiating sharp right turn , passes at-grade u-turn box, though there no timetable @ present. there pinch point @ ringwood a31 interplexes a338; section of road widened 4 lanes each way duration of a338 interplex (following upgrade of ashley heath junction bournemouth in 1990s) short section westbound a338 traffic joins westbound a31 left 2 lanes, , lack of capacity @ section causes safety problems , queues @ peak times. dorset county council cites relieving junction high priority in bournemouth ltp 2006-2011. in december 2014 government announced series of schemes part of £15bn investment in transport infrastructure included widening westbound carriageway 3 lanes. highways agency review in 2010 records collision rate between a338 ringwood junction , poulner hill interchange 4.5 personal injury collisions (pics) per 100million vehicle kilometers, whilst rate stretch between poulner hill , picket post 11.7 pics per 100million vehicle kilometers.

a31 between bere regis , wimborne

this section of road single carriageway entire length, long section around winterborne zelston has 40 mph speed limit, , has mobile speed cameras in place.

there no overtaking places on stretch of road due narrow, twisty nature. there 3 long straight sections of road along charborough park, @ end of each straight there blind bend. due lack of alternative overtaking places traffic use stretch of road overtake, due blind bends results in head-on collisions between vehicles. 6 ft wall runs alongside road has many holes, , repaired sections have been hit cars on years.

the a31 crosses a350 @ large roundabout. due volume of traffic crossing roundabout on both a350 , a31, clear lane markings have been added ease congestion.

sections along a31 have been widened or straightened , junctions enhanced, particularly population of main towns in dorset has expanded.

a3090 road

a section of a31 between winchester , ower in hampshire known a3090.

prior completion of m3 past winchester in 1995, a3090 ran south west a33 @ kings worthy (where a33 diverted around winchester bypass) centre of winchester, before continuing along historic route of a31 winchester hursley. here ended @ junction a31, @ time, having merged by-pass east of winchester, re-emerged a33 @ otterbourne , ran hursley , on along current route of a3090.

a short dual carriageway section starts a36 roundabout near ower , terminates before a27 multiplex south west of romsey.