Drivers facing delays on A27

6:50pm Monday 25th February 2013 in News

Drivers are facing long delays on roads across Sussex this evening.

A car has spun on the A27 eastbound carriageway near Hollingbury, causing delays of up to half an hour.

Police are in attendance and the road is expected to be cleared soon.

On the westbound carriageway, drivers can expect delays of up to 15 minutes due to an accident at Alciston.

Motorists are also stuck in traffic on the A259 near Newhaven because of overruning roadworks.

Crews from East Sussex County Council were scheduled to finish repairing the A259 between Newhaven and Seaford at 4:3pm but the road is still partially blocked more than two hours later.

Journeys that would usually take a few minutes are taking more than an hour.

On Twitter, Sarah McAdam said: “It's been nearly an hour from Piddinghoe to Newhaven, not even reached Newhaven yet. Nightmare.”

A spokeswoman for East Sussex County Council said the work should be finished by tomorrow morning.

Comments(6)

Sussex jim says...
7:20pm Mon 25 Feb 13

Too many people trying to travel across Sussex at the same time.
Road or rail.It can only get worse
Is your journey really necessary, in this essentially rural county?

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longman says...
7:39pm Mon 25 Feb 13

Yes, Sussex jim, my journey is necessary seeing as I live in West Sussex and work in East Sussex. My place of work is 3 miles away from the station and I am not permitted to take my bike on the train. This is because my journey takes me into Brighton in the rush hour and I cannot take my bike on until after 10am. I start work at 8.30am. I do not want, cannot in any case, change my job. I do, therefore, have to travel along the A27 each day!

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fredaj says...
8:08pm Mon 25 Feb 13

Sussex jim wrote:
Too many people trying to travel across Sussex at the same time.
Road or rail.It can only get worse
Is your journey really necessary, in this essentially rural county?
Yes!

To all you people travelling for fun during the rush hour - stop it!.

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Old Ladys Gin says...
7:40am Tue 26 Feb 13

Sussex jim wrote:
Too many people trying to travel across Sussex at the same time.
Road or rail.It can only get worse
Is your journey really necessary, in this essentially rural county?
Guess what? An awful lot of people in rural areas commute to work in cars, rather than tractors; probably the majority.

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Crystal Ball says...
8:33am Tue 26 Feb 13

How dare people use their cars on the roads, especially when others are trying to do the same.

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nocando says...
5:20pm Tue 26 Feb 13

Motorbikes rule the road. Enjoy your traffic jams suckers.

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