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⚠️ A3090 closed between Hursley & Ampfield this morning due to a fallen tree blocking both ways. Our crews are working to remove the tree but please find an alternative route where possible.
ALT Image of A3090 traffic impact
Today, the Government has announced that it has withdrawn its previous decision on Local Government Reorganisation for Hampshire and the wider Solent area
Read more: hants.gov.uk/News/20260907LG…
🚧The local road closures put in place to support the emergency response to the New Forest wildfire are now lifted 🚗. Please continue to check traffic advice before you travel, including in relation to the reopening of the A31.
Thank you
UPDATE: The #NewForestFire is now fully surrounded, thanks to the continued efforts of firefighters overnight. The #A31 will remain closed at this location until at least Thursday 20 August. Use official signed diversion for the A31 and plan ahead. 🚗🚒
ALT map of A31 diversion route
As emergency services continue to respond to the fire in the New Forest, the A31 remains closed. Please follow designated diversion routes, do not try to bypass road closures or use alternative routes. Your support helps keep everyone safe & allows emergency crews to do their job
Hampshire County Council retweeted
Update 5 for #A34 in #Hampshire:
The road remains closed northbound between the #M3 J9 #Winchester and the #A303 #Bullington following a lorry fire.
All traffic caught within the closure has been released and clean up works are ongoing.
There are no delays on the approach.
❗TRAFFIC UPDATE
Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, is currently closed in both directions between Nightingale Avenue and Falkland Road (near Partridge BMW) following a serious collision on the M3 southbound overnight.
🚗 Please avoid the area and use alternative routes.
Update 4 for M3 in #Hampshire
The link road from the #M3 southbound onto the #M27 J4 westbound (entry slip road) remains closed due to a serious collision.
Recovery and structural engineers remain on scene due to severe barrier damage.
Delays are building, please plan ahead.
Closures around A31 #NewForest to remain in place for at least another 48 hours:
🚧A31 wildfire - important update on additional road and car park closures in #NewForest to support the ongoing emergency response:
Forestry England update – New Forest Fire – 11/8/26 6:00pm
In response to a request from emergency response partners supporting the ongoing heathland fire in the New Forest, the Highways Authority will implement a number of additional road closures from 6:00pm this evening.
ALT A person stands in a field, managing a hose connected to a fire truck, amid smoke and burnt vegetation. Another person is nearby. The sky is clear, and tree branches frame the scene.
Hampshire County Council retweeted
Crews worked overnight to contain the New Forest fire, planning a larger response today. 🚒🔥 A31 remains closed in both directions—follow @NationalHways for diversions. #NewForestFire #FireSafety
hantsfire.gov.uk/incident/a3…
ALT Fire engine at with smoking heathland at New Forest fire
🚧Driving today? A31 New Forest remains closed in both directions as firefighters tackle ongoing wildfire. Diversions in place - check @HighwaysSEAST for latest & expect delays. #HantsIOW_fire
The #A31 in #Hampshire remains closed both directions between the #M27 J2 #Ower & the #A338 #Ringwood following a vehicle fire which spread to nearby heathland.
There are currently no delays on the approach.
Diversion info: nationalhighways.co.uk/roads…
🚧A31 closure still in place due to New Forest fire. Please avoid area where possible to help emergency services. If you need to travel nearby, use signed diversion route, drive carefully & watch for livestock on local roads. Latest updates: @HantsIOW_fire &
@NationalHways
ALT Image from Forestry England
🌡️@UKHSA has issued an Amber Heat-Health Alert for our area between 9am on Tues 11 Aug and 9pm on Fri 14 Aug.
Please take extra care:
✅Check on older neighbours, friends and relatives
✅Never leave children or pets in parked cars
✅Keep young children cool and shaded
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ALT Sun framed by a pair of sunglasses
Open water can be dangerous. Make sure to:
✅ Choose lifeguarded areas
🚫 Never swim after drinking alcohol
🌡️ Enter cold water slowly
👥 Swim with others where possible
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ALT Child on side of swimming pool with feet splashing
Know the signs of heat-related illness:
⚠️ Heat exhaustion: dizziness, weakness, nausea or thirst
🚑 Heatstroke is a medical emergency. Call 999.
@NHS advice on coping in hot weather: nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-he…
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⚠️A31 FIRE - A31 still closed both ways while fire crews continue to tackle a heathland fire. Plan ahead, allow extra time & expect delays around Lyndhurst. Follow signed diversion routes. Check National Highways before you travel.
See or smell smoke from the A31 fire? People with breathing/heart conditions, older people, pregnant women, young children & babies can be more affected & should take extra care. Also switch off ventilation or air con that draws in air from outside - at home or in the car
🌡️@UKHSA has issued an Amber Heat-Health Alert for our area until 9am Wed 5 August.
Please take extra care:
✅Check on older neighbours, friends and relatives
✅Never leave children or pets in parked cars
✅Keep young children cool and shaded
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ALT Obscured sunlight
Open water can be dangerous. Make sure to:
✅ Choose lifeguarded areas
🚫 Never swim after drinking alcohol
🌡️ Enter cold water slowly
👥 Swim with others where possible
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ALT A child using a rubber ring in a swimming pool
Know the signs of heat-related illness:
⚠️ Heat exhaustion: dizziness, weakness, nausea or thirst
🚑 Heatstroke is a medical emergency. Call 999.
@NHS advice on coping in hot weather: nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-he…
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