7.30pm, Thursday, May 22: The A283 Shoreham Road at Upper Beeding, slow traffic northbound due to an accident.

Areas of congestion on the A27 all clear.

At 7pm: The Highways Agency reports heavy traffic westbound on the A27 from Grinstead Lane, Lancing, to the A24 at Salvington.

Heavy traffic at Arundel is causing delays of up to 15 minutes.

At 6.30pm: there are reports of an accident on the A259 at the junction with Wallace Avenue.

Congestion on the A259 coast road at Brooklands is easing.

At 5pm: Traffic is now queuing for two miles in both directions on the A259 from Brooklands.

At around noon today (Thursday, May 22) Long Furlong was closed for work, resulting in delays on the A24.

This morning the A27 was moving at crawling speed west bound from Shoreham flyover to the A24 at Salvington.

This evening commuters can expect another marathon journey home as drivers attempt to avoid gas main works on the A259 at Brooklands, East Worthing.

Today the Herald has received calls from angry people, who have spent hours stuck in their cars for the past four days.

Driver Elaine Goodwin was outraged that it took her half an hour to travel through the Brooklands traffic lights to the Lancing Manor roundabout at around 3.30pm this afternoon.

Elaine, from Shoreham, said: "To my amazement there seemed to be no workmen, no equipment and no reason why the lane should have been closed.

"All that was left were cones.

"It is ludicrous."

The gas main works are due to be finished tomorrow (Friday, May 23), and the Herald has put in calls to Southern Gas Networks to find out if the road will be clear, and is still waiting to hear from the company.

In the meantime rumours of traffic lights being re-phased on the A27 at Lyons Farm, have proved to be unfounded.

A spokesman for the Highways Agency said: "Although we are not responsible for it, we are aware of the work taking place on the A259 through Worthing and Lancing and our traffic flow experts are investigating the effect it is having on traffic joining the A27 at both Lyons Farm and Grove Lodge, Worthing.

"If it would ease traffic flow, and if it is viable, there is a possibility we would re-phase the traffic lights sequences at both locations.

"This is being looked into now, but a decision has not yet been taken."

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