Sign blocking entry to A31 after wildfire gets month wrong for closure
A31 likely to be closed for days
A sign blocking entry to the A31 following the wildfire has caused amusement after stating the closure is in place for July not August.
A National Highways notice indicating the slip road onto the A31 at Ringwood - off the A338 roundabout - is closed is currently giving drivers false information after declaring the stretch was closed from July 10 at 9pm until July 11 at 6am.
It was in fact closed from Sunday August 9 following the van fire which spread to heathland around 5.30pm and currently remains closed - with it set to remain shut over the coming days.
Firefighters have been battling through the day and overnight to control the blaze. Crew from across Hampshire as well as neighbouring counties and from London have been drafted in to assist the the operation.