PARTS of Worting Road, Sarum Hill and Winchester Road will be closed from today as major road improvements are set to be made.

Hampshire County Council will be carrying out roadworks from today (Monday, 5 March) for approximately four weeks in the Winton Square area, surrounding Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT), as part of Operation Resilience.

The closure will be in place from Penrith Road, along both Winchester Road and Sarum Hill, though to the junction with Victoria Street/New Street.

In addition, it will be necessary to reduce the road widths in Victoria Street/New Street, to allow works at the junction to be completed safely.

During the period the work is being carried out, pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.

While the closure is in place, signed diversion routes will be in place to help traffic around the closed sections of road.

The work will be carried out in three phases, starting in Sarum Hill, with work moving on to the Brimletts long stay car park, where work will progress east along Winchester Road towards the junction with Sarum Hill. The final phase will see improvements carried out between the Sarum Hill/Winchester Road junction, through Winton Square, to the Victoria Street/New Street junction.

A statement from Hampshire Highways read: “In order to help us to complete the work as quickly as possible, please ensure that no vehicles are parked on the road during this time.

“For your safety and that of our workforce, we are unable to guarantee vehicular access to and from your property during working hours. Should you require essential vehicular access during the works, please contact site staff and we will do our best to accommodate your request.”

Students travelling to BCoT by car are advised to allow extra time for their journey to arrive on time.

During the four weeks of work, Stagecoach will be running revised routes around the town.

For a full list of the change to bus services, visit: stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south/basingstoke-road-works.