M271 motorway
Motorway in Hampshire, England
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The M271 is a 3-mile-long (5 km) motorway near Southampton in Hampshire, England. Construction began in 1973 and it opened in 1975.[1] It provides part of the route to Southampton Docks from the M27, which in turn makes up another part of the route to the docks from the nearby M3 Motorway.
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 M271 highlighted in blue | ||||
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| Maintained by National Highways | ||||
| Length | 3.0 mi (4.8 km) | |||
| Existed | 1975–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Totton | |||
 M27 motorway | ||||
| North end | Upton | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||
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Route
The motorway begins at Redbridge near Totton at a grade separated roundabout with the A35, heading north, briefly as a dual three-lane motorway. At its first junction, it reduces to two lanes and continues east of Hillyfields. After a further 1 mile (1.6 km) it reaches a junction with the M27 at a signal controlled roundabout. North of the M27 it enters the countryside and terminates after a further mile of dual two-lane road at another roundabout, this time with the A3057 near Upton.
In 2019, improvement works to the Redbridge Roundabout at the southern end, introduced a dedicated lane to connect the M271 with the A33 towards the docks in a free-flow interchange.[2]
Junctions
| County | Location | mi | km | Junction | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hampshire | Southampton | 0 | 0 | —[coord 1] |  A33 - Southampton  A35 - Bournemouth |
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| 0.8 | 1.3 | 1[coord 2] | Maybush, Nursling | |||
| 1.6 | 2.6 | —[coord 3] |  M27 - Bournemouth, Portsmouth |
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| 2.3 | 3.7 | —[coord 4] |  A3057 - Maybush, Nursling, Romsey |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
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