M3 westbound lane closure between J3 and J4, 2 Oct 2026

Cleared

This incident on the M3 has cleared. It started at 19:22 on Fri 2 Oct and cleared at 20:00 on Fri 2 Oct.

Last updated by National Highways at 19:37 on Friday 2 October 2026.

Closure details and map

Status: Cleared
Closure type: Lane closure
Category: Incident
Road: M3
Direction: Westbound
Junctions: J3 to J4
Location: M3 westbound between J3 and J4
Lanes: 1 of 4 lanes closed
Started: 19:22 on Friday 2 October 2026
Cleared: 20:00 on Friday 2 October 2026
Source: National Highways
Last updated by the source: 19:37 on Friday 2 October 2026

Map of the M3 westbound lane closure between J3 and J4

Cleared

Other M3 closures and crash records

4 other closures are in force on the M3 right now, and 27 more are planned in the next 7 days.

The M3 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 8,670 collisions on the road, 177 of them fatal.

All M3 closures

Active roadworksCarriageway closureNational Highways
M3 eastbound carriageway closure between J10 and J7, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
Expected to clear in 8 hours
Road
M3
Direction
Eastbound
Junctions
J10 to J7
Started
Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
Expected to clear
Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
Category
Road Maintenance
Active roadworksCarriageway closureNational Highways
M3 eastbound carriageway closure between J8 and J7, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
Expected to clear in 8 hours
Road
M3 and A303
Direction
Eastbound
Junctions
J8 to J7
Started
Wed 7 Oct, 21:00
Expected to clear
Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
Category
Road Maintenance
Active roadworksCarriageway closureNational Highways
M3 eastbound carriageway closure between J10 and J7, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:39
Expected to clear in 8 hours
Road
M3
Direction
Eastbound
Junctions
J10 to J7
Started
Wed 7 Oct, 20:39
Expected to clear
Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
Category
Road Maintenance
Active roadworksCarriageway closureNational Highways
M3 eastbound carriageway closure between J8 and J7, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:39
Expected to clear in 8 hours
Road
M3 and A303
Direction
Eastbound
Junctions
J8 to J7
Started
Wed 7 Oct, 20:39
Expected to clear
Thu 8 Oct, 06:00
Category
Road Maintenance
PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M3 eastbound lane closure between J3 and J2, planned, starts Wed 7 Oct, 22:00
Starts in under 5 minutes
Road
M3
Direction
Eastbound
Junctions
J3 to J2
Starts
Wed 7 Oct, 22:00
Expected to clear
Thu 8 Oct, 05:30
Category
Road Maintenance
PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M3 eastbound lane closure between J10 and J9, planned, starts Thu 8 Oct, 20:00
Starts in 22 hours
Road
M3
Direction
Eastbound
Junctions
J10 to J9
Starts
Thu 8 Oct, 20:00
Expected to clear
Fri 9 Oct, 06:00
Category
Construction Work

Closure details and map

Other M3 closures and crash records

M3 eastbound carriageway closure between J10 and J7, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 21:00

M3 eastbound carriageway closure between J8 and J7, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 21:00

M3 eastbound carriageway closure between J10 and J7, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:39

M3 eastbound carriageway closure between J8 and J7, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 20:39

M3 eastbound lane closure between J3 and J2, planned, starts Wed 7 Oct, 22:00

M3 eastbound lane closure between J10 and J9, planned, starts Thu 8 Oct, 20:00