IMPROVEMENT works to the A31 will lead to diversions this week.

The eastbound carriageway between the A338 Ashley Heath roundabout and junction 1 of the M27 at Cadnam will be closed from 9pm until 6am on Monday and Tuesday July 2 and 3.

Road markings will be renewed and traffic will be diverted via Lyndhurst, the A35, Christchurch and the A338.

At St Leonards the A31 will be closed eastbound from the Palmersford Roundabout to the Boundary Lane Roundabout overnight, between 9pm and 6am, on Thursday July 5.

The A31 westbound will be closed from the Boundary Lane Roundabout to the Palmersford Roundabout overnight, between 9pm and 6am, on Friday July 6.

A diversion will be in place via the A338, East Parley and Ringwood Road.

Works will also be carried out on the sliproad at the Blackwater East junction, southbound on the A338 Spur Road. It will be closed from 8pm on Tuesday July 2 until 6am the following morning.