A33 road

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A33 road
Direction	East-Southwest
Start	Reading
End	Southampton
Roads joined

The A33 is a major road in England. It consists of three sections: the first from Southampton to the southern end of the M3 motorway, the second from just north of Winchester to its junction with the A30 road; and the third from Basingstoke to Reading.

[edit] Southern Section

The southern section, formerly one of the two trunk roads to Southampton, has been bypassed by the M3, and as part of the planning approval, the old A33 Winchester bypass (a notorious bottleneck with traffic lights) was torn up and restored to grass. This was subject to direct action protests at Twyford Down. The road was completed in 1999.

[edit] Northern Section

The northern section, from Basingstoke to Reading, is mostly a single carriageway road. The dual carriageway section near Reading connects with the M4's junction 11 and is notorious for congestion. A two-year redevelopment scheme is running from early 2008 until well into 2010. It will widen the northern section of the dual carriageway and improve the motorway junction. The roundabout south of the motorway will be replaced with traffic lights and a new junction will be put in.

North of the motorway, the A33 now bypasses most of suburban Reading until it joins Reading's Inner Distribution Road where it ends. This section services the Madejski Stadium and GreenPark Business Park

v • d • e A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme A3 • A30 • A31 • A32 • A33 • A34 • A35 • A36 • A37 • A38 • A39 A301 • A303 • A307 • A308 • A316 • A329 • A337 • A338 • A340 • A342 • A344 • A345 • A346 • A350 • A354 • A361 • A363 • A368 • A369 • A370 • A371 • A390 A3036 • A3054 • A3055 • A3090 • A3203 • A3204 • A3220 • A3400 List of A roads in Zone 3