DRIVERS on the M27 faced huge tailbacks and an HOUR long delay after two rush hour incidents on the same stretch of road.
A crash on the eastbound carriageway near junction 9 closed all three lanes earlier this morning.
And although the road was quickly cleared, traffic bosses say the road has been closed once more in the same area, due to a broken down lorry.
Traffic bosses warned of an hour long delay - with traffic backing up 10 miles from junction 9 for Hedge End back to junction 5 for Eastleigh.
#M27 Eastbound - All lanes CLOSED due to broken down vehicle between J8/A3024 #Bursledon Interchange & J9/A27 #ParkGate, current delays of over 1 HOUR heading back towards J5/A335 #Stoneham Interchange. pic.twitter.com/4aWFECyvbb
— ROMANSE (@ROMANSE) September 13, 2018
UPDATE: All lanes have since been reopened and traffic has eased.
Update - #M27 eastbound between J8 - J9 near #Swanwick. All lanes have RE-OPENED and the broken down vehicle has been recovered. Delays of over 1 hour remain on approach, however should now begin to ease. Thank you for your patience. pic.twitter.com/C64Iln93Ak
— Highways England (@HighwaysSEAST) September 13, 2018
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