{{UK motorway routebox|
| motorway= M275
| length-mi= 2
| length-km= 3
| direction= North - South
| start= Wymering
| destinations= None
| end= Portsmouth
| opening-date= 1976
| completion-date= entire motorway
| junctions= 50px
M27_motorway }} The '''M275''' is a two-mile long, dual three-lane Motorway in the county of Hampshire, southern England. It is the principal route for entering and leaving Portsmouth. It continues as the A3 into Portsmouth, and meets the M27 at its northern terminus. From the motorway, there are scenic views over Portsmouth harbour, and the Sails_of_the_South between the two carriageways. The M275 is one of few motorways in England that is not the responsibility of the Highways_Agency. It is managed by Portsmouth City Council from the point where the slip roads to the M27 end. ==History== The motorway was opened throughout its entire length in 1976. A junction was originally planned for a new development in the Tipner area of Portsmouth, known as the Gateway Project Portsmouth City Council Page, which was shelved at the time. However, the junction's construction was abandoned primarily because planners realised that it would breach regulations that there must be a minimum of 1.25 miles (two kilometres) between motorway junctions. Before construction was halted, significant work had been carried out, including four incomplete Slip_roads with no road surfacing, two bridges above the site for the main Roundabout, and realignment of Tipner Lane so that it served the roundabout. In 2001 the Sails_of_the_South was unveilved close to the site of the miising junction. ==Future Plans== {{Future road}} Image:Tipner_junction.PNG In 2005, the Tipner Gateway Project was resurrected along with plans for a junction. As previously, preparatory works have been carried out for the junction. Due to the regulations regarding junction spacing, the speed limit on the main carriageway of the M275 has been reduced to 60 Mph, and 50 mph on the slip roads and from the southern end of Mile End Road to the Kingston Crescent Junction. The latter junction is likely to be renamed Junction 3, with the new Tipner Junction becoming Junction 2, and the junction with the M27 being Junction 1/12 (M275 Junction 1, M27 Junction 12). Most of the road signs have been replaced and the M27/M275 interchange has been remodelled to make it easier for drivers, including splitting one lane into two, although this has meant that some of the overhead gantry signs are now redundant. Portsmouth City Council, the body responsible for the M275, intends completion of the junction by 2007. ==Junctions== {| border=1 cellpadding=2 style="margin-left:1em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- align="center" bgcolor="0080d0" style="color: white;font-size:120%;" | colspan="3" | '''M275 Motorway''' |- align="center" bgcolor="000000" style="color: white" | Northbound exits | Junction | Southbound exits |- align="center" | Cosham, Havant, Waterlooville '''A27'''
Fareham, Southampton '''M27''' | M27 J12 | ''Start of Motorway'' |-align="center" |''Start of Motorway'' | rowspan="2"| | Hilsea '''A3'''
North_End '''A2047''' |- align="center" | Hilsea '''A3'''
North End '''A2047''' | ''Road continues as '''A3''' to Portsmouth & Southsea |} == See also == *List_of_motorways_in_the_United_Kingdom ==References==
==External links==
* CBRD Motorway Database - M275
* Pathetic Motorways - M275
* Live 24 hour streaming video of M275 traffic
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M27_motorway }} The '''M275''' is a two-mile long, dual three-lane Motorway in the county of Hampshire, southern England. It is the principal route for entering and leaving Portsmouth. It continues as the A3 into Portsmouth, and meets the M27 at its northern terminus. From the motorway, there are scenic views over Portsmouth harbour, and the Sails_of_the_South between the two carriageways. The M275 is one of few motorways in England that is not the responsibility of the Highways_Agency. It is managed by Portsmouth City Council from the point where the slip roads to the M27 end. ==History== The motorway was opened throughout its entire length in 1976. A junction was originally planned for a new development in the Tipner area of Portsmouth, known as the Gateway Project Portsmouth City Council Page, which was shelved at the time. However, the junction's construction was abandoned primarily because planners realised that it would breach regulations that there must be a minimum of 1.25 miles (two kilometres) between motorway junctions. Before construction was halted, significant work had been carried out, including four incomplete Slip_roads with no road surfacing, two bridges above the site for the main Roundabout, and realignment of Tipner Lane so that it served the roundabout. In 2001 the Sails_of_the_South was unveilved close to the site of the miising junction. ==Future Plans== {{Future road}} Image:Tipner_junction.PNG In 2005, the Tipner Gateway Project was resurrected along with plans for a junction. As previously, preparatory works have been carried out for the junction. Due to the regulations regarding junction spacing, the speed limit on the main carriageway of the M275 has been reduced to 60 Mph, and 50 mph on the slip roads and from the southern end of Mile End Road to the Kingston Crescent Junction. The latter junction is likely to be renamed Junction 3, with the new Tipner Junction becoming Junction 2, and the junction with the M27 being Junction 1/12 (M275 Junction 1, M27 Junction 12). Most of the road signs have been replaced and the M27/M275 interchange has been remodelled to make it easier for drivers, including splitting one lane into two, although this has meant that some of the overhead gantry signs are now redundant. Portsmouth City Council, the body responsible for the M275, intends completion of the junction by 2007. ==Junctions== {| border=1 cellpadding=2 style="margin-left:1em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- align="center" bgcolor="0080d0" style="color: white;font-size:120%;" | colspan="3" | '''M275 Motorway''' |- align="center" bgcolor="000000" style="color: white" | Northbound exits | Junction | Southbound exits |- align="center" | Cosham, Havant, Waterlooville '''A27'''
Fareham, Southampton '''M27''' | M27 J12 | ''Start of Motorway'' |-align="center" |''Start of Motorway'' | rowspan="2"| | Hilsea '''A3'''
North_End '''A2047''' |- align="center" | Hilsea '''A3'''
North End '''A2047''' | ''Road continues as '''A3''' to Portsmouth & Southsea |} == See also == *List_of_motorways_in_the_United_Kingdom ==References==