It is the central part of a two-year project to improve the motorway around Southampton.
Resurfacing work has started on the M27 motorway around Southampton, as the central part of a two-year, £83m upgrade that has brought delays for drivers.It's almost the last section of concrete motorway in the region.
After four decades of discussion, then 10 years of construction, the section west of Southampton was finished first.The section near Eastleigh cut across the southern end of what was then called Eastleigh Airport.He told viewers at the time: "I do think some of us are going to be surprised when we come to the point where the runway ends. Certainly planes taking off and landing look rather close to me.
"We're overlaying the tarmac onto a binder that's going on top of the existing concrete," explained Derek MacMillan, senior works manager for the contractor, Morgan Sindall. "Up to 150 people are working in shifts, night and day.The binder allows for the old concrete underneath to expand and contract as the weather changes."We will end up with a quieter drive," promised Richard Scrase, programme manager for National Highways.
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