THE A31 will be closed overnight in June and July while road markings are renewed.

Sections of the road will be shut between 9pm and 6am from Monday, June 11, until Friday, July 6.

The A31 east and westbound carriageways will be closed between the Canford Bottom junction and the Merley roundabout on Monday.

On Wednesday and Thursday, the road will be closed between Canford Bottom and the Palmersford roundabout.

The westbound carriageway from junction 2 of the M27 to the A338 Ashley Heath roundabout will be closed on Wednesday, June 27, and Thursday 28.

The eastbound carriageway from the Ashley Heath roundabout to the M27 (junction 1) will be closed on Monday, July 2, and Tuesday 3.

On Thursday, July 5, the eastbound carriageway will be closed from the Palmersford roundabout to the Boundary Lane roundabout.

And on Friday, July 6, the westbound carriageway will be shut from the Boundary Lane roundabout to the Palmersford roundabout.

During the closures signed diversions will be in place.