Think it was all down to whether you were in front of the broken down coach full of Geordies on the a27 or behind it. Guessing you managed to get through before the coach broke down
In brilliant timing the works finish roughly around the same time the season ends. And roughly when the unis stop teaching. They so should have done the works in the summer when there’s a lot less traffic.
Thought I’d be clever and book Brighton Uni P&R to avoid buses going on A27. Driving through Hove and the road is shut at Dyke Road /Highcroft Villas (by the Tesco garage) so can’t get passed the railway line that way. Then from Seven Dials down to Preston Circus there’s road works and temporary...