The M3 is shut both ways at J8-9 from 9pm Friday 6 to 6am Monday 9 November. On Monday night the A303 closes both ways west of Andover, 9pm to 6am.

The M3 is closed both ways between junctions 8 and 9 from 9pm Friday 6 November to 6am Monday 9 November, so National Highways can take down the southern half of the old junction 9 bridge. Junction 8 is where the A303 from Andover joins the M3, so this cuts the motorway route to Winchester and Southampton for the whole weekend. Follow the signed diversion between the two junctions.

The railway through Basingstoke is closed the same weekend. On Sunday 8 November, Waterloo to Exeter trains start at Andover, and buses run from Woking to Andover via Guildford and Basingstoke.

The weekend closure goes in tonight, Friday 6 November. From 9pm the same night, the A303 eastbound slip roads at Longparish also close for surveys.

Then on Monday 9 November, 9pm to 6am, the A303 is closed in both directions west of Andover: eastbound from Parkhouse Cross to Thruxton Village, and westbound from Hundred Acre to Parkhouse Cross, for structures work. Parkhouse Cross is where the A338 crosses the A303, on the Wiltshire border west of Thruxton.

In and around town:

  • North Way at Walworth Road is shut for gas works that can run to early December
  • B3048 Church Street, Hurstbourne Tarrant, is closed in the daytime for up to 32 working days from Monday 26 October
  • Ibthorpe Road, Hurstbourne Tarrant, is due to close in the daytime for up to five days from Monday 9 November
  • The A303 eastbound exit slip road for Winchester Road closes on the nights of Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 November, and Hampshire plans to close Winchester Road under the A303 for two nights from 10 November too

The Winchester Street and Westbrooke Close order has run its 17 days, which ended on 4 November, and Hampshire has published no extension.

Hampshire has also proposed a new parallel crossing on Cross Lane near The Avenue, the junction being rebuilt for the station walking and cycling scheme. Representations close on 27 November.

Everything below was rechecked on 6 November 2026. The sources are National Highways’ closure report for the nights of 6 to 11 November, its M3 junction 9 scheme page (update of 28 October), Hampshire County Council’s public notices on the Public Notice Portal, and South Western Railway’s November works page and engineering calendar.

The A303 and the A34 near town

These are the trunk road closures this week, all from 21:00 to 06:00:

  • Friday 6 November: the A303 eastbound exit and entry slip roads at Longparish, for surveys.
  • Monday 9 November: the A303 eastbound from Parkhouse Cross to Thruxton Village and the A303 westbound from Hundred Acre to Parkhouse Cross, both closed for structures work. National Highways lists the two as one scheme, “A303 both directions Hundred Acre to Parkhouse Cross”. It publishes no diversion in the report.
  • Monday 9 November: the A34 southbound from Three Maids Hill to M3 junction 9, part of the junction 9 scheme.
  • Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 November: the A303 eastbound exit slip road at Winchester Road, the turn off for Andover’s south side and Goodworth Clatford, for horticulture work between Anna Valley and Picket Twenty.

Hampshire also intends to close the A3057 Winchester Road between the A303 eastbound and westbound exit slips for up to two nights from Tuesday 10 November, 21:00 to 06:00, for National Highways utility works. The alternatives are the A303 and A3093, or the A303, A343 and A3057. It is an intention, published on 29 October, so treat the date as a plan.

Further west, the A303 slip roads at Deptford, where the A36 joins in Wiltshire, close again on the nights of Sunday 8 and Monday 9 November for cutting and planting on the A36.

Heading east and south: the M3

  • Friday 6 November, 21:00, to Monday 9 November, 06:00: M3 both directions closed between junctions 8 and 9, for the demolition of the old southern bridge over the motorway. National Highways’ update of 28 October calls it a major milestone and says it will work day and night. Follow the signed diversion between the two junctions, and allow extra time: local roads may be busier. National Highways’ closure report now books both directions as one span, 21:00 Friday to 06:00 Monday.
  • Monday 9, Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 November, 21:00 to 06:00: M3 southbound junction 9 exit slip road closed, part of the junction 9 scheme.

The M3 junction 9 northbound entry slip road has been shut since 3 August. It is booked to stay shut until 1 November 2027, the longest-running closure anywhere on the National Highways report.

National Highways’ report covers seven days. The edition we read on 6 November runs to the night of Wednesday 11 November.

New no-waiting restrictions around Walworth Road

Hampshire made a permanent order on Tuesday 8 September that came into force on Saturday 19 September. It puts no waiting at any time on parts of five lengths of road in the Walworth and Finkley area:

  • Finkley Farm Road, north side, from the access road to Finkley Down Farm and for 134 metres west of it
  • Finkley Farm Road, south side, from the same access road and for 140 metres west
  • North Way, both sides of the spine and the north spur, from the junction with Walworth Road and for 242 metres north
  • Walworth Road, south side, from a point 20 metres east of Central Way and for 183 metres beyond it
  • Walworth Road, north side, from a point 370 metres east of the North Way roundabout and for 160 metres beyond it

The order reference is A2170/MJB.

Separately, Hampshire plans to ask Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on 11 December 2026 to extinguish highway rights over part of the land beside Finkley Farm Road (SP11 6UL), which it calls surplus to highway requirements. The plan is at Andover Library in the Chantry Centre, and road users may be heard at the hearing.

Walworth Road’s 30mph limit has moved

A second permanent order, made on Tuesday 22 September, came into force on Saturday 3 October. It moves the point where Walworth Road changes from 30mph to 40mph 39 metres further east, towards Ox Drove at Picket Piece. The change point is now 1,434 metres west of the Ox Drove junction, against 1,395 metres before.

What is closed now in and around Andover

North Way is shut at Walworth Road. The order closes North Way between its junction with Walworth Road and a point about 60 metres north west, so SGN can carry out gas works. It started on 7 September and allows up to 91 days, working full time. Thirteen weeks takes it into the first week of December. The signed alternative route is North Way and Walworth Road.

B3400 Market Place and Newbury Street, Whitchurch, northbound only, between Bell Street and Laundry Yard. The order is now made: it runs from Monday 19 October, 24 hours a day for up to six weeks, so SGN can replace gas mains, with an estimated end of 30 November. The signed alternatives are the B3400, B3048, A303, A30, A340 and B3400, or Winchester Street, the A34, A30, A34, the bridge over the Whitchurch bypass, Newbury Road, Larks Barrow Hill and Newbury Street. Whitchurch is about seven miles east of Andover on the B3400.

West of the town:

  • Biddesden Bottom Road, Appleshaw, has been closed since Friday 9 October for 400 metres south of its junction with Ragged Appleshaw, 08:00 to 18:00 on weekdays. The made order allows up to 26 working days, which runs into mid November, for utility works by McAllister Group. The alternative is the A342 and Biddesden Lane. Appleshaw is about four miles north west of Andover.

Further out, in the south of the borough:

  • Upton Lane, Nursling and Rownhams, closed 24 hours a day between Lee Lane and Avenue from Monday 5 October, so Volker Highways can replace a railway bridge. The made order expects the closure to last no longer than 33 days, which reaches Saturday 7 November. The alternative route is Lee Lane, Coldharbour Lane, the A3057 and Upton Lane.

Closures that have ended since our last update

  • Winchester Street and Westbrooke Close, Andover, whose made order allowed up to 17 days from 19 October, so to 4 November.
  • New Street, Andover: Hampshire made the one-night rail bridge order on 5 November, from that night.
  • Cowdown Lane, Goodworth Clatford: Hampshire made the one-day pole replacement order on 3 November, for Thursday 5 November.
  • The M3 southbound junction 8 to 9 nights of 2, 3 and 5 November, the M3 northbound junction 10 to 8 on 5 November, and the A303 and A34 slip closures at Thruxton Village, Salisbury Road and Bullington on 2 to 4 November.
  • The M3 southbound junction 8 to 12 nights of 26 October to 1 November, the A34 closures between junction 9 and Three Maids Hill on 30 October, and the A303 westbound from Parkhouse to Solstice Park on 31 October.
  • Church Street and Lower Link, St Mary Bourne: Hampshire made the order on 29 October, for up to four days from 26 October.
  • The A303 eastbound at Popham services and the A34 southbound exit slip road at Highclere (27 October), and the A303 eastbound Tinkers Hill to Mere (29 October).
  • A3057 Stockbridge Road, Leckford, and Horsebridge Road, Broughton, each closed for one day on Wednesday 28 October; Hampshire made both orders.
  • Nuns Walk and Larkwhistle Farm Lane, Longparish, whose made order allowed up to five days from 26 October.
  • The M3 both ways between junctions 8 and 9, which reopened at 06:00 on Monday 26 October after the first demolition weekend.
  • Dark Lane and Snoddington Road, Fyfield, and London Road (B3400) and The Middleway, Andover, both short closures earlier in October.

What starts in the next fortnight

The notices below marked as intentions are not yet made orders, so treat each date as a plan until the yellow boards go up.

  • B3048 Church Street, Hurstbourne Tarrant, running since Monday 26 October, between the A343 The Hill and Stoke Road, 08:00 to 17:00, for up to 32 working days of sewer sealing by McAllister Bros Ltd. The alternative is the B3048, B3400, Churchill Way, Newbury Road and the A343. Hurstbourne Tarrant is about six miles north of Andover. Hampshire has now made the order, so this one is confirmed. Thirty-two working days takes it into December.
  • Ibthorpe Road, Hurstbourne Tarrant, from Monday 9 November, between Windmill Lane and Dines Close, 08:00 to 17:00, for up to five days of sewer sealing by McAllister Bros Ltd, the same contractor working on Church Street. The signed alternative is long: Ibthorpe Road, the A343, Saxon Way, Goch Way, Hatherden Road, Hatherden Lane, Andover Road, Hungerford Lane, Conholt Hill and High Street. An intention, published on 29 October.
  • A3057 Winchester Road at the A303, two nights from Tuesday 10 November, 21:00 to 06:00, between the A303 eastbound and westbound exit slips, for National Highways utility works. Alternatives: the A303 and A3093, or the A303, A343 and A3057. An intention, published on 29 October.
  • Sarsons Lane, Amport, up to six nights from Monday 16 November, 21:00 to 06:00, between the A303 and The Limes, for National Highways topographic and ground radar surveys. The alternative is Wiremead Lane and the A303. An intention, published on 2 November and again on 4 November. Amport is about three miles west of Andover.
  • Grateley Drove, Grateley, up to two days from Monday 16 November, 08:00 to 18:00, from High Street for 325 metres east, for pole replacement by Circet UK. The alternative is Grateley Drove, the B3084, Station Road and High Street. An intention, published on 2 and 4 November.
  • Stoke Hill, Stoke (St Mary Bourne parish), up to five days from Monday 16 November, full time, between Stoke Lane and Smannell Road, for repair works by Clancy. The signed alternative runs via Stoke Road, Smannell Road, Finkley Road and Roman Road. An intention, published on 2 November. Stoke is in Basingstoke and Deane, about six miles north east of Andover.
  • Cricketers Way to River Way bus arch, Andover, one night between now and February. Hampshire made an order on 26 August for a single overnight closure, 22:00 to 06:00, between Cricketers Way and River Way, so Xeiad can inspect the Network Rail bridge. The notice gives no alternative route and no fixed date, so watch for the yellow boards.

A new crossing on Cross Lane

Hampshire gave notice on 29 October that it intends to install a new parallel crossing on Cross Lane near The Avenue, Andover, at the position on the attached plan. A parallel crossing is a zebra with a cycle crossing alongside. It sits on the route of the station walking and cycling scheme described further down this page. Anyone wishing to comment should quote site reference TED251201 by 27 November 2026, and Hampshire warns that names and addresses may be made public.

Hampshire also uses rolling 18-month works orders, which let it close a road when work is needed but do not say when. Its countywide order No. 38, made and running from 12 October, covers Harroway between the B3048 and Apsley Lane, Stephenson Close off East Portway, Foxcotte Road, Charlton, Cocum Road in Barton Stacey and Broad Road in Monxton. Order No. 39, made on 29 October and running from 26 October, adds Winchester Gardens off Winchester Road, Goch Way, Charlton, Farm Road in Abbotts Ann and Snoddington Road in Kimpton. Order No. 40, an intention from 2 November, adds London Road, Andover, between The Middleway and the B3048, plus Stevens Green in St Mary Bourne, Lockerley Road in Lockerley, Dean Road in West Tytherley, the A338 at Shipton Bellinger between Snoddington Lane and High Street, and Frenches Lane. Order No. 41, an intention published on 27 October and running from 9 November, adds the Folly Roundabout in Andover (the whole roundabout, between Charlton Road and Northern Avenue, with the alternative the A3057, A343, Saxon Way and Weyhill Road), Wool Grove between Highlands Road and Bell Road, Red Rice Road in Upper Clatford, and Fox Plantation Road in Tangley. An order published on 8 October covers The Drove, between Topaz Drive and Ashfield Road, and Mead Hedges. Closure times are signed on site. None of these means a closure is booked this fortnight.

Walkers should note three footpath orders:

  • part of Whitchurch Footpath 9 stays closed for up to 12 more months from 24 October, with an adjacent route available
  • part of Romsey Extra Footpath 15 is closed under an order published on 22 October, for works linked to a local development
  • part of Nursling and Rownhams Footpath 24 stays closed to 31 December for overhead power line work

In Romsey, Hampshire is also proposing new and longer no-waiting restrictions on Halterworth Lane, including at the two new spine road entrances to the development north of Benedict Close and Saxon Way.

We read Hampshire’s notices on the Public Notice Portal on 6 November. The newest for this area were the New Street made order (5 November) and the Sarsons Lane and Grateley Drove intentions (4 November). Hampshire’s next countywide batch of orders had not appeared by then.

The on-street bays that changed on 3 September

A separate permanent order, made on Tuesday 25 August and in force from Thursday 3 September, took parking places out of six Andover streets.

Parking places are revoked on:

  • Bere Hill Crescent, north east side, two separate six metre lengths
  • Hawke Close, off the Admirals Way spine, south side
  • Jasmine Court off Floral Way, north west side
  • Jervis Court, off Admirals Way, east side
  • Tintagel Close, west side, off King Arthurs Way
  • Armstrong Rise in Charlton, west side

Two Andover disabled persons parking places are converted rather than removed. On South End Road and on Hanson Road, the disabled bay is replaced with limited waiting, Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm, two hours with no return within two hours, or permit holders only. The Hanson Road length also joins the Station Zone V permit area. A new disabled persons parking place is created on the north side of Jervis Court.

The car park changes are still with the council. Objections to Test Valley’s proposed Off Street Parking Places Order, advertised on 10 August, closed at 16:00 on Friday 11 September. The proposed order would:

  • replace the electric vehicle bays on level 2A of the Chantry Centre with parent and child bays
  • introduce season tickets at Winchester Road
  • make the temporary disabled bays at George Yard (East) permanent
  • confirm that the free options at Shepherds Spring Lane and Romsey Rapids no longer work through RingGo

When we last looked, on 2 October, we could find no notice that the order had been made. We did not recheck it on 13 October. The rules in force today are on our parking page.

Hampshire’s notices carry a standing caveat: adverse weather can postpone works at very short notice. The yellow sign boards at the works limits are updated faster than anything online.

Trains

The big one is the weekend of 7 and 8 November, when the line through Basingstoke shuts and trains from Andover to London are replaced by buses for part of the journey.

  • The West of England line temporary timetable is still running. SWR’s soil moisture page says it is in place on the London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids service, the trains that call at Andover, because dry ground has forced speed limits west of Salisbury. SWR’s engineering calendar, read on 6 November, now runs it “until further notice”, with the calendar entry extended to Friday 20 November. Beyond Salisbury it is one train an hour to Yeovil Junction and one every two hours from there to Exeter, and journeys to Exeter take about 24 to 27 minutes longer.
  • Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November: the Basingstoke area is closed all weekend. On the Saturday, Waterloo to Exeter trains start at Basingstoke, Waterloo to Salisbury stopping trains do not run, a revised Reading to Salisbury service runs, and buses link Woking, Guildford and Basingstoke. On the Sunday, Waterloo to Exeter trains start at Andover and call additionally at Grateley, Reading to Salisbury trains do not run, and buses run Woking to Andover via Guildford and Basingstoke. SWR tells passengers from Waterloo for Andover to travel to Guildford and change to the buses. The M3 is shut between junctions 8 and 9 that weekend too.
  • Sunday 29 November: the line is closed in the Tisbury area. Waterloo to Exeter trains end at Salisbury, and buses run non-stop from Andover to Gillingham.

SWR says journey planners are updated the night before and warns of short notice changes, so check the planner for the day you travel.

Times and fares for the London run are on our Andover trains to London page.

The roads that matter here

Four routes carry almost everything in and out of Andover, and knowing which one a closure sits on tells you immediately whether it will affect you.

  • The A303. The trunk road runs along the south and west of the town, with junctions at the A3093 Picket Twenty to the east and the A343 to the west. It is a National Highways road, not a county one, so closures on it are announced by National Highways rather than Hampshire, and they are almost always overnight.
  • The A343 Newbury Road. North east out of the town through Alamein towards Newbury, past the rail bridge and Smannell Road. This is the route that ties Andover to the A34 corridor.
  • The A3057 Winchester Road. South out of the town from Western Avenue and Old Winton Road down to the A303 slip road, then on through the Test valley towards Stockbridge and Romsey. It is the road that connects the two halves of the borough.
  • The A342. West towards Ludgershall and the Wiltshire border.

Most Hampshire resurfacing in Andover happens on the residential distributor roads rather than these four, and is done at night: Vigo Road, King Arthurs Way, Charlton Road, Upper Drove and Monxton Road have all had night closures in recent programmes.

Parking in Andover

Andover’s parking rules are more generous than most Hampshire towns, and the detail that saves people the most money is the one they find out by accident.

Every council car park in Andover is free after 4pm, every day, free all day on Sundays, and free on recognised public holidays. There are 15 of them. Overnight parking is free from the moment the charging period ends at 4pm until 08:30 the following morning, and the pay and display machines will issue a ticket for the next charging day if you buy one after charging hours end.

When Andover council car parks charge and when they are free Timeline diagram showing that Test Valley Borough Council car parks in Andover charge from 8.30am to 4pm Monday to Saturday, and are free from 4pm through to 8.30am the next morning. Sundays and public holidays are free all day. Two car parks are locked overnight: the Chantry Centre closes at 11pm Monday to Saturday and 5pm on Sundays and bank holidays, and Shepherd's Spring Lane closes at 10pm and reopens at 6.30am. When you pay to park in Andover, and when you do not Test Valley Borough Council car parks, Andover. Checked 7 September 2026. Monday to Saturday Free Pay and display Free until 8.30am tomorrow midnight 8.30am 4pm midnight Sundays and public holidays Free all day, every council car park Two exceptions: car parks that lock Chantry Centre: open 7am to 11pm Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm Sundays and bank holidays. Locked outside those hours. Shepherd's Spring Lane: lower barrier locked 10pm to 6.30am, in force since 30 March 2026. Access to all other Andover car parks is unrestricted at any hour.
Free parking starts at four o'clock, but two car parks will shut you in if you leave the car overnight.

Who parks free, and where

  • Blue Badge holders park free all day in medium and long stay car parks, and free for up to three hours in short stay car parks or the marked High Street bays. The badge must be displayed with the expiry date face up.
  • Solo motorcycles park free in the designated motorcycle bays within car parks.
  • Coaches pay £3.50 for five hours or £7.00 all day. Shepherd’s Spring Lane coach parking is by prior arrangement only because of a locked height barrier, on 07833 930655.

For the Leisure Centre and The Lights

Both sit on the same side of town, and the council names five car parks for them: Leisure Centre, Marlborough Street, West Street, Shepherd’s Spring Lane (a five-minute walk, and mind the 10pm lock) and the Simplyhealth car park, which is open to the public on weekday evenings from 5pm to 6.30am and at weekends. Simplyhealth is pay and display on Saturdays from 8.30am to 4pm and free the rest of the time it is available. The adjacent Simplyhealth staff car park is private, and the council asks people not to cut across it.

Getting to the station without a car

A £2.1 million scheme to rebuild the walking and cycling approach to Andover station was funded in summer 2026. Hampshire County Council leads it. Test Valley Borough Council agreed £158,973 of Community Infrastructure Levy money and £41,027 of Section 106 developer contributions towards it at full Council on 22 July 2026.

The work extends the cycleway from the top of Bishops Way to Station Approach, realigns the Cross Lane and Avenue junction to make room on the south side, adds crossing points on Station Approach and Cross Lane, and creates a new green space with planting. It is the third version of the scheme after several rounds of public consultation, and the council recorded that the junction changes “received overwhelming support”. Expect Cross Lane and Station Approach to be disrupted while it is built.

How to check a road yourself

The source worth knowing is Hampshire County Council’s public notices page, which carries the statutory temporary road closure orders for every county road, filterable to Test Valley. Read the duration of order paragraph in the body of a notice, not the start and end dates in its header. Those are the dates the notice is advertised, not the dates the road is shut, which is why an eight day closure can appear under an end date six months away.

A second trap is worth knowing. The same closure appears twice, once as an intention to make an order and once as an order made, and only the second is a commitment. North Way was advertised as an intention on 17 August and as a made order on 31 August, with identical wording in between.

Hampshire’s own notices point on to One.Network, but that site now asks for an account before it will show its works list. For the A303, the A34 and other trunk roads, National Highways publishes a seven day closure report as a spreadsheet, reissued daily. For anything on a council car park, Test Valley Borough Council’s parking pages carry the current rules and the exceptions.

Frequently asked questions

Is parking free in Andover?

Partly. Every council car park in Andover is free after 4pm every day, free all day on Sunday and free on recognised public holidays, and free overnight until 8.30am. Between 8.30am and 4pm Monday to Saturday they are pay and display. Blue Badge holders park free all day in medium and long stay car parks.

What roadworks are there in Andover right now?

In the town, North Way is closed at its junction with Walworth Road for up to 91 days of gas works from 7 September. B3048 Church Street in Hurstbourne Tarrant is closed in the daytime from 26 October, and Ibthorpe Road there from 9 November. On the trunk roads, the M3 is closed both ways between junctions 8 and 9 from 9pm Friday 6 November to 6am Monday 9 November, and the A303 closes both ways between Thruxton Village and Hundred Acre on the night of Monday 9 November. The A3057 Winchester Road under the A303 is due to close for two nights from 10 November.

How long is North Way in Andover closed for?

The order runs from 7 September 2026 and allows a period of six months, but the notice states the closure is expected to be required for no longer than 91 days, working full time. Thirteen weeks from 7 September reaches the first week of December. The works are gas works for SGN, and the signed alternative route is North Way and Walworth Road.

What time do Andover car parks close?

Most do not close at all. Two do: the Chantry Centre car park is locked outside 7am to 11pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 5pm on Sundays and bank holidays, and Shepherd’s Spring Lane is locked between 10pm and 6.30am, a change that came into force on 30 March 2026.

Which car park is best for The Lights theatre?

The council names Leisure Centre, Marlborough Street, West Street, Shepherd’s Spring Lane and the Simplyhealth car park. If you are staying for an evening performance, remember charging has stopped by 4pm, so an evening at the theatre parks free. Avoid Shepherd’s Spring Lane if you will still be there after 10pm.

Which roads run through Andover?

The A303 trunk road passes south and west of the town with junctions at the A3093 Picket Twenty and the A343. The A343 Newbury Road heads north east, the A3057 Winchester Road heads south towards Stockbridge and Romsey, and the A342 heads west towards Ludgershall.

Sources

Last checked 6 November 2026. Roadworks dates move, often at a day’s notice. Check Hampshire’s public notices or the yellow sign boards at the works limits before you plan a route around them.