Public exhibition for M3 junction 6 Black Dam pinch point improvement
Drivers, business owners and local residents are invited to find out more about improvements being made to improve the Black Dam roundabout, part of junction 6 of the M3 near Basingstoke in Hampshire.
Drivers, business owners and local residents are invited to find out more about improvements being made to improve the Black Dam roundabout, part of junction 6 of the M3 near Basingstoke in Hampshire.
Under Highways Agency plans, a four-lane carriageway will be built through the Black Dam roundabout; all approaches to the roundabout will be widened and realigned and a refuge island for cyclists and pedestrians on the A30 opposite Redbridge Lane will be built.
The project is part of the Government’s £317 million pinch point programme announced in November 2011. It is part of the biggest programme of road enhancements since the 1970s and will reduce congestion, increase safety and improve journey times and the local economy. The Highways Agency is working in partnership with Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to deliver this scheme.
Work is due to start in October and be completed, weather permitting, by summer 2015.
Ahead of work starting, a public exhibition will be held at Basingstoke Discovery Centre, Festival Place between 10.30am and 5.30pm on Tuesday 23 September, where members of the Highways Agency project team in charge of the work will be on hand to answer any questions that drivers and residents may have. Representatives of Hampshire County Council, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and our contractors will also be in attendance.
Ed French, Assistant Service Delivery Manager at the Highways Agency said:
This is significant improvement for this busy junction and it will bring substantial benefits to road users, business and the general public. The improvements we’re making will help to support the 13,220 jobs being created by the Basingstoke and Dean and Basing View developments by 2020, and will also help support local plans to create of 4,080 homes by 2020. We have carefully planned the work to ensure it has the least possible impact. I would advise local residents and anyone wishing to use the M3 to attend the exhibition to find out more about the work and how it may affect them.
Routine maintenance will also be carried out during the closures.
Details of this project are available on the Highways Agency website. Please subscribe to the scheme to receive email alerts when the information is updated.
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