Hour delays as heavy traffic returns to Portfield retail park in Chichester
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According to drivers and other traffic sources, traffic is slow and queuing along Portfield Way this afternoon.
One motorist reported being sat in the traffic for about an hour today.
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Hide AdThe delay follow yesterday’s chaos in the car park of Portfield retail park where motorists were trapped in a car park for more than four hours.
A spokesperson for CBRE, the company responsible for managing the car park, told this newpaper today that the issues were ‘beyond our control’.
They said in a statement: “We are sorry to hear about the problems faced by shoppers trying to exit the car park yesterday. The issues were beyond our control, caused by external roadworks creating a heavy build-up of traffic on the public roads surrounding the shopping centre entrance and exit.”
Traffic is also queuing along the Chichester bypass and along Westhampnett Road.