Drivers are being warned as a major Hampshire road is set to be hit by two weeks of road works for carriageway repairs.

Hampshire County Council is due to carry out highway maintenance repairs on the three-mile stretch of road that links Chartwell Green to Fair Oak.

These works will take place between Tuesday, July 16, starting at 7pm and lasting until Saturday, July 27, where the works are due to finish at 6.00am.

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A diversion route has been put in place that will take motorist on to the A27, Mansbridge Road, on to the A335, as well as Wide Lane.

The diversion then takes motorist on to the B3037, Bishopstoke Road, then joining Alan Drayton Way and Fair Oak Road.

The 5.76-mile-long diversion route may become busy during the rush hour.