M271 motorway

M271
M271
	M271 highlighted in blue
Route information
	Maintained by National Highways
Length	3.0 mi (4.8 km)
Existed	1975–present
Major junctions
South end	Totton
	; M27 motorway
North end	Upton
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Road network
	Roads in the United Kingdom; Motorways; A and B road zones;

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.

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.

Hampshire County Council's Long Term Transport Plan to 2026 (LTTP) identifies the need for an 'M271 Spur' at the southern end to connect it to the A33 towards the docks in a free-flow interchange.^{[citation needed]}

Junctions

County	Location	mi	km	Junction	Destinations
Hampshire	Southampton	0	0	—^{[coord 1]}	A33 - Southampton A35 - Bournemouth
		0.8	1.3	1^{[coord 2]}	Maybush, Nursling
		1.6	2.6	—^{[coord 3]}	M27 - Bournemouth, Portsmouth
		2.3	3.7	—^{[coord 4]}	A3057 - Maybush, Nursling, Romsey
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi