Sussex traffic: Collisions reported on A27 and A272; M23 incident; 'heavier than normal' delays on A23; football fans warned of queues as Brighton face Arsenal

AA Traffic News has reported the following:

– Chichester: “Queueing traffic on A27 Chichester Bypass both ways at A259 (Bognor Road roundabout). There was an accident on the roundabout, this has been clear a while however the delays linger.”

– Crawley: “One lane closed due to recovery work, stalled vehicle and stalled car towing a caravan on M23 northbound from J10 A264 Copthorne Way (Crawley) to J9 (Gatwick Airport). Traffic is coping well. There were two separate broken down vehicle between J9 and J8.”

– Hickstead: “Slow traffic and traffic heavier than normal on A23 southbound at the A2300 (Burgess Hill turn-off).”

– Shipley, Horsham district: “ Queueing traffic on A272 Coolham Road both ways at Dragons Lane (Scolliers Crossways). In the construction area.”

– Falmer, Brighton: “Queueing traffic, due to the Brighton vs Arsenal football match, on roads around the Amex Stadium. Kick off is at 19:30. Traffic is usually slow around here during rush hour, but delays aren't helped by football traffic.

"Congestion to the eastbound A27 to the A23 London Road, which is having a knock on effect onto the southbound A23 London Road to Pycombe.”

Sussex Traffic Watch, on X (formerly Twitter) advised that an earlier collision on the A272 – west of Bolney – has been cleared. There were delays reported on both approaches earlier on Wednesday.

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