3:57pm Monday 21st December 2009
By Dan Kerins
A KEY Hampshire route may close shortly due to dangerous icy conditions.
The A31 near Ropley is very icy according to Hampshire County Council and is likely to close.
The move could cause havoc motorists during this evening's rush hour.
Police have also issued weather warnings for motorists travelling along the following routes:
• A339 south of Basingstoke - between Basingstoke and Herriard - road currently closed by the police following build up of snow after prolonged closure due to fatal road road collision this morning.
• A339 north of Basingstoke - between Kingsclere and Basingstoke - traffic at a standstill heading towards the M3.
• M3 between 5 and 6 snow is starting to lay and starting to be impassable.
• The A3(T) at Bordon has ice on the road.
• B3006 between A31 at Alton and A3 at Ham Barn Roundabout – a large number of cars currently making their way along it, but there are concerns about the steep hill at Empshott. Once these vehicles are clear, police will close the full length of this road from the A31 to the A3.
• B3349 between Odiham and Alton - cars having difficulties going up hill at Odiham and reports are coming in of cars being abandoned at the south end of the B3349 at Alton.
• A272 - Blocked at Cheriton as vehicles struggle to climb the hill.
Across the county, the AA have reported their busiest day in ten years as wintry conditions gripped the south.
Drivers are advised to take extra care in the hazardous conditions and to be prepared for delays on their journeys this evening.
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