Motorists are facing delays in excess of 20 minutes due to 4-way temporary traffic lights at Merrie Gardens in Lake.
The lights were erected on Saturday afternoon due to a water leak on Newport Road, just by the roundabout outside Aldi.
Traffic has been backing up in the area ever since and today (Monday) is no different.
Southern Vectis say their Route 8 buses are suffering significant delays of approximately 20 minutes.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area, particularly when travelling from Apse Heath towards Lake.
UPDATE – The temporary traffic lights have now been removed and traffic is returning to normal summer levels.
how long does it take to mend a burst pipe then
It would be a lot quicker if all road works had to have a minimum of two workers in attendance from the start to the finish 24 hours a day with double time overnight and weekends. As our council want to encourage being green these road works must be speeded up, long queues of cars with engines running is not good for the environment.