Looking eastbound approaching junction 8.

Looking eastbound passing over junction 8.

Looking eastbound from Whiteley Lane, with the parallel carriageways for the unbuilt service area evident. The westbound parallel carriageway is used as an extra ong slip road for junction 9.

Looking westbound from Whiteley Lane, with the parallel carriageways for the unbuilt service area evident. The westbound parallel carriageway is used as an extra ong slip road for junction 9.

Looking westbound from the B3035 Botley Road between junctions 5 and 7.

Looking westbound from the B3033 St John's Road, where the western slip roads of junction 8 join the motorway. The section between junctions 7 and 8 was lit by low pressure sodium catenary lighting until the mid-1990s.

Looking eastbound from the B3033 St John's Road towards junction 8.

Looking eastbound from Allington Lane, between junctions 5 and 7, at the site where junction 6 was meant to exist.

Looking westbound up the eastern M3 slip road at junction 4 early on a summer morning with the lighting lit.

Looking westbound towards the eastern M3 slip roads of junction 4 early on a summer morning.

Looking eastbound just east of the eastern M3 slip roads of junction 4 early on a summer morning.

Looking eastbound from Hadrian Way, between the eastern and western M3 slip roads at junction 4 early on a summer morning.

Looking westbound from Hadrian Way at the western M3 slip roads at junction 4 early on a summer morning, with the motorway deserted and surreal.

Looking westbound towards junction 3 from the A3057 Horns Hill.

Looking westbound up the eastern M3 slip road at junction 4.

Looking westbound at the eastern M3 slip roads at junction 4.

Looking eastbound up the western M3 slip road at junction 4 from Chilworth Drove. Neaest columns replaced.

Looking westbound down the western M3 slip road at junction 4 from Chilworth Drove. Columns replaced.

Looking eastbound from Chilworth Drove at the western M3 slip roads at junction 4. Nearest columns replaced.

Looking westbound from Chilworth Drove where the western M3 slip roads of junction 4 leave and join the motorway. Columns replaced.

Looking eastbound from Chilworth Drove at the western M3 slip roads at junction 4. Columns replaced.

Looking eastbound from Hill Road, between junctions 11 and 12.

Looking westbound from Hill Road, between junctions 11 and 12.

Looking west at the motorway in the Portsdown Hill Cutting between junctions 11 and 12.

Looking eastbound from the Portchester Common footbridge between junctions 11 and 12.

Looking westbound from the Portchester Common footbridge between junctions 11 and 12.

Looking south-east at the motorway descending into Portsmouth between junctions 11 and 12.

Looking eastbound from the A3057 Romsey Road bridge.

Travelling westbound approaching Jct 4.

Travelling westbound approaching Jct 4.

Travelling westbound between the slip roads at Jct 4, just after passing under the A33/M3 bridge.

Travelling westbound approaching the western slip roads of Jct 4.

Travelling westbound approaching the western slip roads of Jct 4. Columns replaced.

Travelling westbound approaching the western slip roads of Jct 4. Columns replaced.

Travelling westbound, where the western slip roads of Jct 4 merge. Columns replaced.

Travelling westbound between Jct 4 and Rownhams services. Columns replaced.

Travelling westbound between Jct 4 and Rownhams services.

Travelling westbound past Rownhams services.

Travelling westbound between Rownhams services and Jct 3.

Travelling westbound approaching Jct 3.

Looking eastbound towards Rownhams services from the Rownhams Lane bridge.

Looking westbound in the Jct 3 direction from the Rownhams Lane bridge.

Travelling eastbound between Jct 3 and Rownhams services.

Travelling eastbound approaching Rownhams services.

Tavelling eastbound past Rownhams services.

Travelling eastbound approaching Jct 4. Columns replaced.

Travelling eastbound past the diverge for Jct 4. Columns replaced.

Travelling eastbound between Jct 4 and Jct 5.

Looking eastbound from the B3033 St John's Road towards junction 8.

2001 Urbis ZX4 (250w SON).

Looking westbound from Chilworth Drove where the western M3 slip roads of junction 4 leave and join the motorway.

Looking eastbound from Chilworth Drove at the western M3 slip roads at junction 4.