M275 northbound reopens as giant floating crane is moved

A stretch of motorway shut while a giant crane was moved and secured following high winds has reopened.

The northbound carriageway of the M275 in Hampshire, which links the A3 with Portsmouth, was closed from 09:30 GMT.

The floating crane on water near the motorway was torn from its moorings during Storm Eunice.

National Highways said the crane had been safely returned allowing the two-mile (3.2 km) long stretch to reopen be shortly after 12:00.

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