The A303 slips at Picket Twenty shut overnight on 5 and 6 October, and the A303 closes both ways at Thruxton on four more nights up to 7 October.

Andover’s own A303 junction is next. National Highways closes the Picket Twenty slip roads, the junction on the east side of town, on two nights:

  • eastbound entry and exit slips: Monday 5 October, 21:00 to 06:00
  • westbound entry and exit slips: Tuesday 6 October, 21:30 to 06:00

The work is maintenance. The closure report gives no diversion.

The A303 west of Andover also keeps closing at night. National Highways shuts both carriageways either side of Thruxton, 9pm to 6am, on the nights of Friday 2, Monday 5, Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 October. The report does not list the main carriageway as closed on Saturday or Sunday night.

Heading east, the A303 towards the M3 and the M3 northbound from junction 10 to junction 7 close every night from tonight, Friday 2 October, to Wednesday 7 October.

In town, North Way is still shut at Walworth Road for gas works that can run to early December.

Everything below was rechecked against National Highways’ closure report issued on 1 October and Hampshire County Council’s public notices on 2 October 2026.

Picket Twenty: the town’s eastern junction

Picket Twenty is where the A3093 meets the A303, the junction most people use for Basingstoke and London. On Monday 5 October both eastbound slips close, so you cannot join the A303 towards the M3 there, or leave it there coming from the west. On Tuesday 6 October the westbound pair close.

Both nights are 21:00 or 21:30 to 06:00. If you are driving late, use the neighbouring junctions on the A303 instead.

The A303 at Thruxton: four more nights

National Highways closes the A303 either side of Thruxton from 21:00 to 06:00 on these nights:

  • Friday 2 October
  • Monday 5 October
  • Tuesday 6 October
  • Wednesday 7 October

Each night it closes:

  • the A303 westbound from Hundred Acre to Parkhouse Cross
  • the A303 eastbound from Parkhouse Cross to Thruxton Village

The work is on structures. It has run on weeknights through September.

At the weekend the slip roads take over:

  • Saturday 3 October: the eastbound Parkhouse entry slip closes 21:00 to midnight, and the eastbound Parkhouse exit slip 21:00 to 06:00, for resurfacing.
  • Sunday 4 October: both eastbound Parkhouse slips close 21:00 to 06:00, and so does the westbound Hundred Acre exit slip.

Parkhouse Cross is on the Wiltshire side of Thruxton, where the A338 meets the A303.

Heading east: the A303 to the M3 and the M3 itself

National Highways is rebuilding the M3 carriageway between junctions 7 and 13. Every night from Friday 2 October to Wednesday 7 October, 21:00 to 06:00, it closes:

  • the A303 eastbound “crematorium to M3” section, as the report describes it, ending where the A303 meets the M3
  • the M3 northbound from junction 10 to junction 7

That is six nights in a row, including the weekend. The report gives no diversion route for either. If you drive towards Basingstoke or London late, allow extra time.

The A34 corridor, which Andover uses for Winchester, Southampton and Newbury, has shorter jobs:

  • A303 eastbound, Barton Stacey entry and exit slip roads, 22:30 to 06:00 tonight, Friday 2 October, for maintenance.
  • A34 northbound, Whitchurch exit slip road, 21:00 to 06:00 on Monday 5 October, for maintenance.

The M3 junction 9 northbound entry slip road has been shut since 3 August. It is booked to stay shut until 1 November 2027, which makes it the longest-running closure anywhere on the National Highways report.

New no-waiting restrictions around Walworth Road

Hampshire made a permanent order on Tuesday 8 September that came into force on Saturday 19 September. It puts no waiting at any time on parts of five lengths of road in the Walworth and Finkley area:

  • Finkley Farm Road, north side, from the access road to Finkley Down Farm and for 134 metres west of it
  • Finkley Farm Road, south side, from the same access road and for 140 metres west
  • North Way, both sides of the spine and the north spur, from the junction with Walworth Road and for 242 metres north
  • Walworth Road, south side, from a point 20 metres east of Central Way and for 183 metres beyond it
  • Walworth Road, north side, from a point 370 metres east of the North Way roundabout and for 160 metres beyond it

The order reference is A2170/MJB. Anyone who wants to challenge it in the High Court has until Tuesday 20 October 2026.

What is closed now in and around Andover

North Way is shut at Walworth Road. The order closes North Way between its junction with Walworth Road and a point about 60 metres north west, so SGN can carry out gas works. It started on 7 September and allows up to 91 days, working full time. Thirteen weeks takes it into the first week of December. The signed alternative route is North Way and Walworth Road.

Part of Andover Footpath 31 is closed until 16 October, for work installing a cycle way. The notice does not describe the section in words. Hampshire’s Countryside Access Team is on 0300 555 1391.

Further out, in the south of the borough:

  • Rookery Lane, Broughton, is closed between High Street and Broughton Drove from Tuesday 29 September, 08:00 to 16:30, for up to seven days, so Lining Division Ltd can seal a sewer. The diversion is Horsebridge Road and Rookery Lane. Broughton is about ten miles south of Andover.
  • Straight Mile North Service Road, Ampfield, is closed 24 hours a day between Jermyns Lane and Straight Mile from Wednesday 30 September, for up to 11 days, for utility works by Connect It Utility Services Ltd. The alternative is the A3090. Hampshire has now made this order; our last update described the road from the earlier notice.
  • Pound Lane, Ampfield, closed between the A3090 Winchester Road and Flexford Road for a new water main, was due to reopen today, 2 October.

Closures that have ended since our last update

  • Penton Road, Penton Grafton, whose weekday closure was due to end about 29 September.
  • Floral Way’s temporary traffic lights, due to go about 28 September. We could not find a notice from SGN or the town council confirming the work finished on time.
  • The A303 Thruxton nights of 28 September to 1 October, the A34 southbound planting closures at Bullington and the Barton Stacey and Winchester Road slip closures of that week.

What starts in the next fortnight

The notices below marked as intentions are not yet made orders, so treat each date as a plan until the yellow boards go up.

  • Upton Lane, Nursling and Rownhams, from Monday 5 October, for up to 33 days, 24 hours a day. It closes between Lee Lane and Avenue so Volker Highways can replace a railway bridge. The alternative route is Lee Lane, Coldharbour Lane, the A3057 and Upton Lane. This is the longest new closure in the borough. An intention.
  • Privet Lane and Tidworth Road, Fyfield, overnight from Monday 5 October. Privet Lane closes for 166 metres from the A342 Andover Road on 5 and 6 October, then Tidworth Road for 110 metres from the A342 on 7 and 8 October, 22:00 to 06:00, so Xeiad can carry out a Network Rail inspection. Fyfield is about four miles west of Andover. An intention.
  • Sarsons Lane, Amport, on Thursday 8 October, between Amesbury Road and the A303, one day, 09:30 to 15:30, for Openreach pole testing. Eastbound, the alternative is the A303, the A342 Weyhill Road and Amesbury Road; westbound, the A303 and Amesbury Road. An intention.
  • Biddesden Bottom Road, Appleshaw, from Friday 9 October, for 400 metres south of its junction with Ragged Appleshaw, 08:00 to 18:00 on weekdays, for up to 26 days of utility works by McAllister Group. The alternative is the A342 and Biddesden Lane.
  • Jermyns Lane, near Hillier Gardens, on Sunday 11 October, 09:00 to 10:30, for the Hillier Gardens 10K. Access to Ganger Farm and the gardens is kept open.
  • B3084 Hat Hill, Mottisfont, from Sunday 11 October, for 130 metres north of Lockerley Road, between 01:10 and 03:00, for up to two nights of Network Rail signal renewals. An intention.
  • Cowdown Lane, Goodworth Clatford, from Monday 12 October. It closes for 260 metres south of its junction with the A3093, 08:00 to 17:30, for up to five days of tree and vegetation work for Acorn Bioenergy. The alternative is the A3057 and the A3093. Goodworth Clatford is about two miles south of Andover. An intention.
  • Church Road, Nether Wallop, from Monday 12 October, for 30 metres east of The Square, 08:00 to 17:00, for up to five days, for a new electricity connection by Connect It Utility Services Ltd. A gateman will provide access. Nether Wallop is about eight miles south west of Andover. An intention.
  • Eldon Road, Kings Somborne, from Thursday 15 October, between Hunter Close and Paynes Hay Road, 09:30 to 15:30, for up to two days of pole testing by Sunbelt Rentals Ltd. The diversion is Paynes Hay Road, Kings Somborne Road, Furzedown Road and Eldon Road. An intention.
  • Cricketers Way to River Way bus arch, Andover, one night between now and February. Hampshire made an order on 26 August for a single overnight closure, 22:00 to 06:00, between Cricketers Way and River Way, so Xeiad can inspect the Network Rail bridge. The notice gives no alternative route and no fixed date, so watch for the yellow boards.

Walkers near Nursling should note that the closure of part of Nursling and Rownhams Footpath 24, for overhead power line work, has been extended to 31 December.

The on-street bays that changed on 3 September

A separate permanent order, made on Tuesday 25 August and in force from Thursday 3 September, took parking places out of six Andover streets.

Parking places are revoked on:

  • Bere Hill Crescent, north east side, two separate six metre lengths
  • Hawke Close, off the Admirals Way spine, south side
  • Jasmine Court off Floral Way, north west side
  • Jervis Court, off Admirals Way, east side
  • Tintagel Close, west side, off King Arthurs Way
  • Armstrong Rise in Charlton, west side

Two Andover disabled persons parking places are converted rather than removed. On South End Road and on Hanson Road, the disabled bay is replaced with limited waiting, Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm, two hours with no return within two hours, or permit holders only. The Hanson Road length also joins the Station Zone V permit area. A new disabled persons parking place is created on the north side of Jervis Court.

The car park changes are still with the council. Objections to Test Valley’s proposed Off Street Parking Places Order, advertised on 10 August, closed at 16:00 on Friday 11 September. The proposed order would:

  • replace the electric vehicle bays on level 2A of the Chantry Centre with parent and child bays
  • introduce season tickets at Winchester Road
  • make the temporary disabled bays at George Yard (East) permanent
  • confirm that the free options at Shepherds Spring Lane and Romsey Rapids no longer work through RingGo

Two weeks after the deadline, we could find no notice that the order has been made. The rules in force today are on our parking page.

Hampshire’s notices carry a standing caveat: adverse weather can postpone works at very short notice. The yellow sign boards at the works limits are updated faster than anything online.

Trains

This weekend, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October, is clear for Andover. The closures are at Brockenhurst, Fareham to Portsmouth, Staines and Teddington to Shepperton, none of them on the line through Andover.

The weekend to plan around is 10 and 11 October, when the lines in the Salisbury area close all weekend.

  • On the Saturday, London Waterloo to Salisbury stopping services terminate at Basingstoke, a revised service runs between Basingstoke and Andover, and buses run from Andover to Gillingham via Salisbury. Waterloo to Exeter services start from Gillingham.
  • On the Sunday, the afternoon and evening Waterloo to Salisbury services do not run at all, Reading to Salisbury services do not run, and the Basingstoke to Andover service and the Andover to Gillingham buses run again.

The following weekend, 17 and 18 October, buses replace trains between Salisbury and Southampton Central. That hits the line through Romsey, not Andover.

Check the times before you travel on those days. Times and fares for the London run are on our Andover trains to London page.

The roads that matter here

Four routes carry almost everything in and out of Andover, and knowing which one a closure sits on tells you immediately whether it will affect you.

  • The A303. The trunk road runs along the south and west of the town, with junctions at the A3093 Picket Twenty to the east and the A343 to the west. It is a National Highways road, not a county one, so closures on it are announced by National Highways rather than Hampshire, and they are almost always overnight.
  • The A343 Newbury Road. North east out of the town through Alamein towards Newbury, past the rail bridge and Smannell Road. This is the route that ties Andover to the A34 corridor.
  • The A3057 Winchester Road. South out of the town from Western Avenue and Old Winton Road down to the A303 slip road, then on through the Test valley towards Stockbridge and Romsey. It is the road that connects the two halves of the borough.
  • The A342. West towards Ludgershall and the Wiltshire border.

Most Hampshire resurfacing in Andover happens on the residential distributor roads rather than these four, and is done at night: Vigo Road, King Arthurs Way, Charlton Road, Upper Drove and Monxton Road have all had night closures in recent programmes.

Parking in Andover

Andover’s parking rules are more generous than most Hampshire towns, and the detail that saves people the most money is the one they find out by accident.

Every council car park in Andover is free after 4pm, every day, free all day on Sundays, and free on recognised public holidays. There are 15 of them. Overnight parking is free from the moment the charging period ends at 4pm until 08:30 the following morning, and the pay and display machines will issue a ticket for the next charging day if you buy one after charging hours end.

When Andover council car parks charge and when they are free Timeline diagram showing that Test Valley Borough Council car parks in Andover charge from 8.30am to 4pm Monday to Saturday, and are free from 4pm through to 8.30am the next morning. Sundays and public holidays are free all day. Two car parks are locked overnight: the Chantry Centre closes at 11pm Monday to Saturday and 5pm on Sundays and bank holidays, and Shepherd's Spring Lane closes at 10pm and reopens at 6.30am. When you pay to park in Andover, and when you do not Test Valley Borough Council car parks, Andover. Checked 7 September 2026. Monday to Saturday Free Pay and display Free until 8.30am tomorrow midnight 8.30am 4pm midnight Sundays and public holidays Free all day, every council car park Two exceptions: car parks that lock Chantry Centre: open 7am to 11pm Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm Sundays and bank holidays. Locked outside those hours. Shepherd's Spring Lane: lower barrier locked 10pm to 6.30am, in force since 30 March 2026. Access to all other Andover car parks is unrestricted at any hour.
Free parking starts at four o'clock, but two car parks will shut you in if you leave the car overnight.

Who parks free, and where

  • Blue Badge holders park free all day in medium and long stay car parks, and free for up to three hours in short stay car parks or the marked High Street bays. The badge must be displayed with the expiry date face up.
  • Solo motorcycles park free in the designated motorcycle bays within car parks.
  • Coaches pay £3.50 for five hours or £7.00 all day. Shepherd’s Spring Lane coach parking is by prior arrangement only because of a locked height barrier, on 07833 930655.

For the Leisure Centre and The Lights

Both sit on the same side of town, and the council names five car parks for them: Leisure Centre, Marlborough Street, West Street, Shepherd’s Spring Lane (a five-minute walk, and mind the 10pm lock) and the Simplyhealth car park, which is open to the public on weekday evenings from 5pm to 6.30am and at weekends. Simplyhealth is pay and display on Saturdays from 8.30am to 4pm and free the rest of the time it is available. The adjacent Simplyhealth staff car park is private, and the council asks people not to cut across it.

Getting to the station without a car

A £2.1 million scheme to rebuild the walking and cycling approach to Andover station was funded in summer 2026. Hampshire County Council leads it. Test Valley Borough Council agreed £158,973 of Community Infrastructure Levy money and £41,027 of Section 106 developer contributions towards it at full Council on 22 July 2026.

The work extends the cycleway from the top of Bishops Way to Station Approach, realigns the Cross Lane and Avenue junction to make room on the south side, adds crossing points on Station Approach and Cross Lane, and creates a new green space with planting. It is the third version of the scheme after several rounds of public consultation, and the council recorded that the junction changes “received overwhelming support”. Expect Cross Lane and Station Approach to be disrupted while it is built.

How to check a road yourself

The source worth knowing is Hampshire County Council’s public notices page, which carries the statutory temporary road closure orders for every county road, filterable to Test Valley. Read the duration of order paragraph in the body of a notice, not the start and end dates in its header. Those are the dates the notice is advertised, not the dates the road is shut, which is why an eight day closure can appear under an end date six months away.

A second trap is worth knowing. The same closure appears twice, once as an intention to make an order and once as an order made, and only the second is a commitment. North Way was advertised as an intention on 17 August and as a made order on 31 August, with identical wording in between.

Hampshire’s own notices point on to One.Network, but that site now asks for an account before it will show its works list. For the A303, the A34 and other trunk roads, National Highways publishes a seven day closure report as a spreadsheet, reissued daily. For anything on a council car park, Test Valley Borough Council’s parking pages carry the current rules and the exceptions.

Frequently asked questions

Is parking free in Andover?

Partly. Every council car park in Andover is free after 4pm every day, free all day on Sunday and free on recognised public holidays, and free overnight until 8.30am. Between 8.30am and 4pm Monday to Saturday they are pay and display. Blue Badge holders park free all day in medium and long stay car parks.

What roadworks are there in Andover right now?

In the town, North Way is closed at its junction with Walworth Road for up to 91 days of gas works from 7 September. On the trunk road, the A303 Picket Twenty slip roads close eastbound on the night of Monday 5 October and westbound on Tuesday 6 October. The A303 closes in both directions either side of Thruxton from 21:00 to 06:00 on 2, 5, 6 and 7 October, and the A303 eastbound to the M3 and the M3 northbound from junction 10 to junction 7 close every night from 2 to 7 October.

How long is North Way in Andover closed for?

The order runs from 7 September 2026 and allows a period of six months, but the notice states the closure is expected to be required for no longer than 91 days, working full time. Thirteen weeks from 7 September reaches the first week of December. The works are gas works for SGN, and the signed alternative route is North Way and Walworth Road.

What time do Andover car parks close?

Most do not close at all. Two do: the Chantry Centre car park is locked outside 7am to 11pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 5pm on Sundays and bank holidays, and Shepherd’s Spring Lane is locked between 10pm and 6.30am, a change that came into force on 30 March 2026.

Which car park is best for The Lights theatre?

The council names Leisure Centre, Marlborough Street, West Street, Shepherd’s Spring Lane and the Simplyhealth car park. If you are staying for an evening performance, remember charging has stopped by 4pm, so an evening at the theatre parks free. Avoid Shepherd’s Spring Lane if you will still be there after 10pm.

Which roads run through Andover?

The A303 trunk road passes south and west of the town with junctions at the A3093 Picket Twenty and the A343. The A343 Newbury Road heads north east, the A3057 Winchester Road heads south towards Stockbridge and Romsey, and the A342 heads west towards Ludgershall.

Sources

Last checked 2 October 2026. Roadworks dates move, often at a day’s notice. Check Hampshire’s public notices or the yellow sign boards at the works limits before you plan a route around them.