East Sussex County Council has made the A259 coast road a commuter’s nightmare.

Before the wholesale changes, the road was fine. The planners must have had their children draw up the plans – no disrespect to children – because they have completely messed the project up.

On my way home from work, I have to travel on the South Coast road from Brighton to Peacehaven.

One day this week, at 6pm, I sat in traffic from Roedean to Peacehaven.

Two buses and half a dozen taxis passed me in the bus lane, while I sat in a queue of traffic with 100 other motorists.

I work in London. There are designated bus lane times in London, for example, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm.

Commuters can use the bus lanes outside these times.

I find it incredible that motorists have to sit in traffic while a portion of the road sits empty.

Stewart Robertson, Ambleside Avenue, Peacehaven

I struggled last weekend through the obstacles placed on the A259 coast road, including dangerously narrow traffic lanes, bus lanes with no buses, pedestrian crossings with no pedestrians, traffic islands with no purpose, pointless traffic lights and chaos at Rottingdean.

I remember the reason given by East Sussex County Council for all this was to “improve traffic flow” through road design and encouraging people on to buses.

Is there any news of how traffic flow and bus usage has improved as a result of the changes? I don’t think so, and I’m not holding my breath.

Andrew Abaza, Eaton Place, Brighton

During the Friday Inquisition in August, Matthew Lock, who was in charge of the A259 bus lane scheme, assured us that the difficulties, such as the constant traffic jams at Rottingdean, would clear once the scheme had “settled down”.

There are long queues and by long I mean extending beyond the Ovingdean roundabout every day when people leave work in Brighton and travel east between 4.30pm and 6pm.

Turning right out of Cranleigh Avenue, or any other road in Saltdean, is now far more dangerous because of the narrow lanes.

The westerly approach to the Rottingdean lights is also more dangerous as stationary traffic wanting to turn right forces ongoing traffic into the nearside bus lane and into the path of buses and taxis.

P Usher, Bishopstone Drive, Saltdean