Sussex traffic update: Four-mile queues on A27; collision causes delays in Worthing
Motorists are facing lengthy delays in parts of Sussex this morning (Thursday, October 15).
‘Four mile’ traffic queues have been reported near Polegate due to temporary traffic lights.
Delays have reached up to half an hour on A27 Lewes Road, according to AA Traffic News
An alert on AA Traffic News reads: “Long delays on A27 Lewes Road Both ways at Gainsborough Lane. Congestion to Wilmington eastbound (two miles), nearly four miles back on the Polegate Bypass, and a mile and a half down Eastbourne Road. In the roadworks area. Temporary lights until the end of November.”
In Falmer, delays have reached about twelve minutes on B2123 The Drove northbound between Millyard Crescent and A27 Brighton Road (Falmer/Rottingdean Junction).
Delays of eight minutes, and increasing, have also been reported on A259 Marine Drive westbound in Saltdean.
In West Sussex, a collision is causing delays near the Grove Lodge Roundabout in Worthing.
Poulters Lane is partially blocked, with traffic impacted in South Farm Road and Broadwater Street West.
‘Severe’ delays have been reported in A27 Arundel Road and Upper Brighton Road.
Traffic has also been impacted on A259 Goring Way eastbound between A259 and Goring Way.
Adding to delays, Long Furlong is still closed between the Clapham Interchange and the Findon Roundabout following a burst water main.
In Chichester, delays have been reported amid the closure of Stockbridge Road.
The A286 Stockbridge Road shut in both directions on Saturday (October 10) between the A27 roundabout and Grosvenor Road.
The closure is to allow gas network operator SGN to replace an ageing gas main which has been subject to several leaks. The road is scheduled to remain closed for seven weeks - until the end of November.