Sussex traffic: A283 incident and traffic light failure reported on A24; rush-hour delays on A27 and A259
Here are the latest traffic reports from across Sussex on the morning of Wednesday, November 4.
Two incident have been reported – on the A283 between Shoreham and Bramber, and on the A24, between Horsham and Worthing.
Sussex Traffic Watch reported the A283 incident at 7.50am, warning of delays on the approach between the cloverleaf roundabout at Shoreham and Bramber.
A later report from the AA read: “Queueing traffic on A283 Steyning Road Both ways near Upper Shoreham Road (St Nicholas Church / The Red Lion). Congestion to the High Street back into Shoreham, and slow back past the A27 Cloverleaf (Shoreham Flyover) for a mile. In the roadworks area.”
Earlier, traffic lights failed at Buck Barn Crossroads, where the A24 Worthing Road meets the A272. The AA first reported the fault at 6.23am, but Sussex Traffic Watch confirmed the lights were working again by 7.30am.
On the northbound A24 at Washington, delays towards the A283 The Pike are increasing, with journeys taking around eight minutes longer and traffic averaging ten mph.
Further north, drivers between Broadbridge Heath and Great Daux roundabouts face delays of around four minutes at Robin Hood Roundabout, although congestion is easing.
On the A27, eastbound traffic on the Sompting Bypass is averaging just five mph, with delays of around eight minutes. Those hold-ups are easing, while delays on the eastbound Old Shoreham Road are increasing to around four minutes.
Drivers on the A259 at Climping face increasing delays in both directions towards Church Lane. Eastbound journeys are taking around 11 minutes longer, with traffic averaging ten mph. Westbound drivers face six-minute delays between Cornfield Close and Church Lane.
Near Chichester, northbound Street End Road has delays of around 13 minutes – between the B2145 Selsey Road and Whyke Roundabout on the A27 – with average speeds of 10mph.
In East Sussex, westbound drivers on the A259 Marine Drive at Saltdean face increasing delays of around seven minutes between Malines Avenue and Newlands Road.
There are also increasing six-minute delays on the westbound A27 at Selmeston, where traffic is averaging 15 mph.
At Boship Roundabout near Hailsham, northbound traffic from the A22 Hailsham Bypass faces delays of around five minutes, although queues are easing.
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