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A31 Severe Cleared

A31 | Dorset | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

9 Sep 2026, 14:48 Dorset 49 views

Incident Details

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

A31
Severe
Cleared
14:48, 9 Sep 2026
06:06, 10 Sep 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 37m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 22m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 22m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 2m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 37m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 in Dorset is closed westbound between the B3073 (Little Canford) and A349 (Merley) due to a collision.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 22m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 37m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 22m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 42m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — A31 reopened at 06:06 on 10 Sep 2026. Total disruption: 15h 17m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The A31 westbound is currently closed between the B3073 at Little Canford and the A349 at Merley for emergency resurfacing following a collision involving three vehicles.

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

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