Traffic: 30 minute delays on M3 due to ongoing roadworks

National Highways have reported delays of "Over 30 minutes" Eastbound on the M3 between Junctions Six and Five due to "ongoing roadworks".

The scheduled maintenance is due to continue into the early hours of tomorrow morning, concluding at 6am on Monday, June 19.

There are delays of over 30 minutes on the #M3 eastbound in #Hampshire between J6 & J5.

This is due to a planned full weekend closure between J5 (#Hook) & J4a (#Farnborough) which is ongoing until 06:00 tomorrow morning.

Please allow extra journey time if travelling in the area pic.twitter.com/ZXFXjCB2MU

— National Highways: South-East (@HighwaysSEAST) June 18, 2023

On Twitter, National Highways said: "This is due to a planned full weekend closure between J5 (Hook) and J4a (Farnborough) which is ongoing until 06:00 tomorrow morning."

The organisation advised drivers to "Please allow extra journey time if travelling in the area."

One Twitter user reported that the M3 Northbound is "closed again".

M3 Northbound closed again. All traffic queueing almost back to Hook & crawling through #HartleyWintney pic.twitter.com/wdFsX0NV1H

— Eye See (@EyeSeeHW) June 18, 2023

Adding that traffic is "crawling through Hartley Wintney."

Drivers should expect to experience delays when travelling on the M3 this afternoon.