M271 (Great Britain)

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
Major intersections	M27
North end	Upton
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom E-roads Motorways A and B road zones
← M181 → M275

The M271 is a 3-mile-long (5 km) motorway near Southampton in Hampshire, England. Construction began in 1973 and it opened in 1975. 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.

Junctions

County	Location	mi	km	Jct	Name	Destinations	Notes
Southampton	Redbridge			—	Redbridge	A33  - Southampton A35  - Bournemouth	beginning of E5 concurrency
Hampshire	Hillyfields			1	Nursling	Maybush, Nursling
	Nursling			—	Rownhams	M27  - Bournemouth, Portsmouth	End of of E5 concurrency
	Upton			—	Romsey Road Roundabout	A3057  - Maybush, Nursling, Romsey
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Coordinate list

See also

• List of motorways in the United Kingdom

External links

• CBRD Motorway Database – M271
• Pathetic Motorways – M271
• The Motorway Archive – M27/M271/M275/A3(M)
• Hampshire County Council LTTP 2011–2026