The A27 has been ranked as the worst major Hampshire road, new figures have shown. 

Data from National Highways' Strategic Roads User Survey shows just 63 per cent of road users are satisfied with the A road, which runs from Wiltshire, cutting through Romsey and Southampton to East Sussex.

This was the fourth-lowest score of all the government agency-managed roads across the UK, with only the M62, M42 and A12 ranked worse.

The research, which asked more than 9,000 road users about their last journey, saw the M3 come out on top in Hampshire. 

The major motorway leading from Southampton to the outskirts of London received a 73 per cent overall satisfaction rating. 

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The county's only other motorway on the list, the M27, received a rating of 70 per cent. 

Among the A roads National Highways manages, the A30 received the highest score with 73 per cent, whilst the A34 and the A3 both received scores of 64 per cent. 

Alex Robertson, Chief Executive at the independent watchdog Transport Focus said:  “Drivers tell us that the maintenance of motorways and major roads – how most of us get around the country – is more important to them than building new roads.

"With road user perceptions of road surface quality deteriorating since 2022 and declining satisfaction with journey times, National Highways must continue to focus on delivering safe, smooth journeys. 

“We’re committed to working with the Government and National Highways to help them to deliver on road users’ top priorities – improved journey times and satisfaction with surface quality.”  

From the seven National Highways regions, the South West was the highest rated with an overall user satisfaction score of 76 per cent. 

The M25 region is lowest at 68 per cent. 

Across the country, 71 per cent of road users said they were satisfied with their journey, a decrease from 73 per cent last year. 

The A19 was ranked as the best A road with a rating of 85 per cent and the M40 topped the motorways with 79 per cent. 

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Road user satisfaction with journey time declined to 68 per cent, down from 71 per cent last year.  

Satisfaction with road surface quality has also declined to 68 per cent compared with 73 per cent last year.

The management of roadworks continued to be one of the weaker performing areas with 49 per cent of drivers that passed through roadworks satisfied with their management.  

The most improved region is the North West which was the only area to see an increase in overall satisfaction and has moved from joint bottom in 2022/2023 on 70 per cent, to second on 73 per cent.