CONCERNS have mounted after it was revealed a busy slip road onto the A31 could close for a year. As reported, Highways England plans to introduce a third lane and widen the A31 in Ringwood later this year. The aim of the £25million scheme is to “improve safety, reduce congestion, improve journey time reliability and to improve facilities for walkers, cyclists and horse riders in the local area and link with routes in and around the area”. But it means from November, the westbound slip road from the Ringwood Roundabout will close, potentially for a whole year. It could mean drivers are forced to travel east and turning at Poulner to head West towards Bournemouth.