A water culvert needs long-term repairs after a lorry crash in Cambridgeshire in 2024.
Locals are taking legal action to get rid of what they call "eyesore" repairs in a town centre.
The northbound carriageway from Carlisle to the Scotland border will shut from 20:00 BST next week.
Some overnight closures are expected along with a reduced speed limit when work begins in 2029.
There were ten-mile queues between Portishead and Clevedon.
Residents say an alternative solution must be found to stop traffic issues on the A303 near Stonehenge.
The A63 was shut westbound after a lorry carrying a digger "caused damage to two bridges".
National Highways says the closures are to allow "essential" technology and lighting work.
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