I believe you'll find the problem is the sheer quantity of people wanting to be in West Sussex, and when they're here not only don't they want to leave they make sure nobody else can either.
Hang on a minute, something wasn't sitting right with me from what I thought was just a novelty find from a 110 year old book.
It's August.
Nearly dark in Arundel.
Arrived in Brighton a little after 10.
So they arrived in Arundel after 8, even if they were only there for half an hour, they...
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That's the problem, there is only one answer and sadly that's the one we'll never have, that being a fully integrated transport policy.
More roads, bigger roads, straighter roads :shrug: just isn't the answer.
I guarantee when this 10 lane highway was opened in LA congestion was going to be a...
Getting to the AMEX and/or Mill Road from the coast, I don't go on the A27 until Shoreham fly-over.
Preferring to go over the 27 at Angmering, up the 24, and right at Washington.
Not to mention those waiting to get out of Littlehampton (why wouldn't you) can have an equal wait South to North before Crossbush.
That in turn puts pressure on the A259, but even then there's no way out as the coast traffic still gets hit at Chi or Worthing.
I always find West to East...
Over the past 3 years from Felpham to Angmering (4 miles) nearly 10,000 new homes have been, or are currently being, built.
All are accessed by the A259 and/or A27 at Arundel.
I believe, although am happy to be wrong, there's also a problem with how congestion is registered.
Isn't it the case that the A27 isn't actually 'congested' because the traffic does move.
Sure it only moves at 2 mph, but because that's considered moving, the A27 isn't a high enough priority...