Traffic and Travel Major closures on the A27 near Havant continue as part of work to maintain Langstone bridge - diversion route By Kelly Brown Editor Comment Published 16th Sep 2024, 08:54 BST Updated 16th Sep 2024, 09:06 BST Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Traffic misery is set to continue on the A27 this week with more closures as part of the ongoing works to maintain Langstone Bridge near Havant which caused traffic misery this weekend. Overnight closures have been in place for weeks as well as 50mph restrictions while work is being carried out to resurface the carriageway replace bridge joints and replace the central reservation in a bid to extend the life of the bridge.

Diversions will be in place However this weekend was the first of two full closures of the A27 carriageway with the westbound carriageway between Langstone and Warblington from Friday night (September 13) until 6am this morning (Monday). This caused huge traffic problems and brought roads to a standstill around Emsworth and Havant, with it taking some motorists more than an hour to travel through the diversion route. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.

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