Summary
- Where: Itchen Bridge.
- What: Essential maintenance works comprising the most significant programme of maintenance works to the Itchen Bridge crossing since it first opened.
- Why: To ensure it remains in good working order and to extend its lifespan.
Latest News
July 2025
We will be starting works on the Itchen Bridge Maintenance Project on Monday 11 August 2025.
The works will take around 6 months to complete and will enhance the lifespan of the bridge for many years to come by upgrading the drainage system, repairing the joints and restoring the waterproofing, followed by resurfacing of the highway and footpath surfaces and application of new road markings.
To maintain a safe environment for road users and site staff, there will be a temporary speed limit of 20mph while the works are ongoing. To minimise disruption, the bridge will be fully open at peak times, with temporary traffic signals from 9.30am to 3pm to enable working on one side of the bridge and overnight closure to vehicles from 8pm to 6am.
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April 2025
We have recently applied for the permits to deliver the Itchen Bridge Maintenance Project in Summer 2025. The permits are a matter of public record, but at this stage, the dates, times and traffic management measures are indicative, and will be confirmed in more detail in the coming months.
The publication of this information gives other organisations that sometimes need to dig up the road, such as utilities companies, the opportunity to work together with us to deliver planned works in the same area at the same time and reduce the potential for disruption later in the year or, if possible, avoid works elsewhere happening at the same time which might increase disruption.
The delivery window that will be published as part of the permit application will show from July through to November 2025, which takes into consideration the change in approach to traffic management to a programme of night and day working over a longer period. In addition, in this time frame we will also have to account for the Southampton International Boat Show taking place in September.
These details are subject to change as new information becomes available or circumstances evolve, and we will continue to publish updates as further details are confirmed.