Loads of litter on both sides

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• The litter at the roadside on the A3 between Godalming and the M25 Wisley interchange is absolutely appalling. There is a discarded mattress that has been there for weeks but also there is endless roadside litter along the whole stretch (worse in some areas than others) which is shameful. What a disgraceful impression foreign visitors have to our country when driving up the A3 from Southampton or Portsmouth.

  Posted anonymously at 20:28, Wed 19 March 2025

• Thank you for contacting National Highways about litter.

  We have passed your report to our local inspector who will review the issue as part of their next safety inspection and arrange any remedial action.

  Littering by people is, unfortunately, a behaviour that has a big impact on some parts of our roads. We aim to keep our roads as tidy and free of litter as we can. Our litter picking is carefully planned to try to minimise the impact it has on road users and the safety of our people.

  Litter picks often require lane closures, which are disruptive to traffic flow. To help reduce the frequency of this disruption, where we can, we usually combine our reactive litter picks with other maintenance work which can result in what appears to be a delayed response.

  Kind regards

  National Highways

  State changed to: Internal referral

  Posted by National Highways at 06:14, Thu 20 March 2025