Sussex traffic: A22 collision and queues build on A27, A259 & A24

One collision has been reported in the county – on the A22 near Hailsham.

AA Traffic News reports that the southbound A22 Polegate Road is partially blocked after the A295 South Road junction following a collision. Traffic was briefly blocked for five minutes at around 7.45am, with slow traffic remaining in the subsequent update.

Elsewhere on the A22, northbound queues stretch for two miles from Boship Roundabout towards Nash Street, with a journey time of around 20 minutes. Further north, delays at Whitesmiths are increasing, adding around ten minutes between Hempstead Lane and Broomham Lane.

Chichester and Arundel

Some of the longest reported delays are on northbound Street End Road approaching Whyke Roundabout. Drivers face an additional 19 minutes between the B2145 Selsey Road and the A27, with traffic averaging ten mph and delays increasing.

The westbound A27 Chichester Bypass towards Whyke Roundabout has increasing delays of around eight minutes.

Eastbound drivers face seven-minute delays between Emsworth Services and Fishbourne Roundabout, while a further three-minute delay is reported between Bognor Road Roundabout and Portfield Way, where average speeds are down to five mph.

At Arundel, westbound delays on the A27 The Causeway are increasing, with journeys taking around six minutes longer.

Coastal routes and Worthing

Drivers face delays along several stretches of the A259, including eight minutes eastbound towards Goring Street, where congestion is increasing.

Five-minute delays are reported eastbound at Middleton and between Yapton Road and Church Lane at Climping, although the latter are easing. Westbound traffic towards Church Lane in the Littlehampton area faces a three-minute delay.

At East Preston, eastbound journeys on the A259 New Road between Horsham Road and Mill Lane are taking around two minutes longer.

Around Worthing, eastbound traffic on Crockhurst Hill between the A27 Arundel Road and Sompting By-pass is averaging just five mph, with increasing delays of around 11 minutes.

There are also increasing four-minute delays on the westbound A259 Brighton Road between Kings Road and Brougham Road, and two-minute delays on the westbound A27 Upper Brighton Road between Church Lane and Shandon Road.

At Lancing, eastbound delays on the A27 Old Shoreham Road are around two minutes and easing.

Washington and Horsham

Northbound drivers on the A24 London Road, at Washington, face delays of around 14 minutes towards Rock Road. Traffic is averaging five mph, although the delays are easing.

Near Horsham, northbound journeys between Broadbridge Heath and Great Daux roundabouts are taking around seven minutes longer, with average speeds of ten mph.

Saltdean, Lewes and the eastern A27

At Saltdean, westbound traffic on the A259 Marine Drive between Rowe Avenue and Newlands Road faces delays of around ten minutes.

On the westbound A27, the journey from Drusillas Roundabout towards the Firle turn-off is taking more than 20 minutes. A separate AA notice covering the approach to the same turn-off reports an additional 13 minutes, with delays easing.

There are also two-minute delays on the westbound A27 Brighton Road at Lewes and increasing four-minute delays approaching Golden Jubilee Roundabout at Polegate.

Exceat, Seaford and Hastings

Queues stretch for around a mile on the westbound A259 at Exceat Bridge through the roadworks, with a journey time of ten minutes.

Further notices report two-minute westbound delays on Eastbourne Road between Gaylis Farm and Chyngton Lane North, and on Station Approach in Seaford between Southdown Road and St Crispians.

In Hastings, northbound traffic on the A21 Sedlescombe Road North between Thomas Brassey Close and the A28 Westfield Lane faces increasing delays of around two minutes.

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