Drivers confused after traffic lights stop working

Temporary traffic lights - next to the Oyster Pond - were suddenly stuck on red, causing Littlehampton drivers to feel confused.

Copyright: Dwayne Hards.

The incident happened at around 13:20pm this afternoon.

The temporary lights were in place because Southern Water were working on underground gas or water pipes.

A driver stopped at the scene, and he directed traffic to continue driving amid the lights' technical fault. He also moved the lights so that drivers didn't see them on red; however, drivers were still cautious when they were driving past the lights. One "twat" did, however, stop his van in the middle of the road (the sharp turn with the faulty lights) just to empty his Fanta can despite the danger this posed to himself and other road users.

The lights were Southern Water's responsibility, according to a West Sussex County Council call handler. This meant that the County Council were unable to sort the issue out; instead, Southern Water had to fix or move the lights. Previously, Southern Water dumped raw and untreated sewage into our ocean. It seems like the company are incompetent, according to some West Sussex residents.

Hopefully, Southern Water have now fixed, moved, or removed the temporary traffic lights.