Sussex traffic updates: full list of reported incidents and road closures as snow causes chaos

Reports from the AA Roadwatch website indicate widespread travel disruption across East Sussex due to heavy snow and ice, with Brighton and Hove experiencing severe issues.

Court Farm Road has been deemed impassable in both directions between A2038 Hangleton Road and A2023 Nevill Road. Similarly, the A2038 is blocked by snow between the A27 (Hove turn-off) and Court Farm Road, with social media videos capturing vehicles struggling to navigate the treacherous conditions.

The Drove One Way Street is blocked at Compton Road, where a car has spun on icy surfaces, while the A270 Old Shoreham Road is also impassable between Prestonville Road and New England Road.

Braybon Avenue remains barely passable between Carden Avenue and Surrenden Road, adding to the chaos. Ditchling Road has been closed in both directions from Coldean Lane (Old Boat Corner) to Woodbourne Avenue due to snow and a stalled vehicle.

Conditions on the B2123 The Drove have worsened, with a road closure in place between Bazehill Road and the A27 Falmer Hill after a crash involving two vehicles and a stalled car.

Heavy snow has made the route completely impassable. Ditchling Beacon and Saddlescombe Road are also closed in both directions, with severe snow blocking all access.

The A273 between Pyecombe and Burgess Hill has long delays, with the road only just passable due to snow.

In Folders Lane East, a crash between B2113 Folders Lane and Spatham Lane is causing significant delays, exacerbated by icy conditions. On Coldean Lane, a stalled bus and lorry have completely blocked the road between Hawkhurst Road and the A270 Lewes Road.

Warren Road is similarly impassable from B2123 Falmer Road to Elm Grove due to snow.

Marine Drive on the A259 is experiencing delays in both directions between High Street and Marina Way, while in Woodingdean, Bexhill Road is blocked due to a stalled bus near Balsdean Road. Photos on social media show the bus stuck in heavy snow.

Lewes has been particularly hard-hit, with severe delays on most routes in and out of the town. The A275 Nevill Road is impassable in both directions from A2029 Offham Road to A277 Western Road.

The A2029 Offham Road is similarly blocked from A275 Nevill Road to The Avenue, with the A26 just passable from Ham Lane to A2029 Malling Street, causing long queues.

In Beddingham, the A26 has queueing traffic near the A27 Beddingham Roundabout after an earlier crash, worsened by snow in the area. The A27 itself has severe delays in both directions between A293 (Portslade/West Hove turn-off) and Station Road at Drusilla’s Roundabout.

Congestion is spilling over to surrounding areas, including Brighton, Hove, Lewes, Chailey, Hailsham, and Burgess Hill.

Further east in Battle, the A271 North Trade Road is blocked in both directions after a crash involving two cars between B2204 and B2096.

On the A2100, snow is causing long delays, with parts of London Road just passable between John’s Cross and Battle, while Hastings Road remains impassable between the Bannatyne Health Club and B2095 Powdermill Lane.

The following information was sourced from the AA Roadwatch website.