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A31 Severe Cleared

A31 | Hampshire | Carriageway Closure | Long Delays 30 minutes

23 Jul 2026, 04:00 Hampshire 48 views

Incident Details

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

A31
Severe
Cleared
04:00, 23 Jul 2026
13:35, 23 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 and the A338 for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 and the A338 for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 and the A338 for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 15m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 50m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 25m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 0m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 40m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 15m. Delays of 30 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — A31 reopened at 13:35 on 23 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 9h 35m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The A31 is closed westbound between the M27 at J2 and the A338 at Ringwood for recovery work from an earlier collision involving a HGV.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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