Drivers in Bexleyheath are experiencing lengthy delays to their journeys as repairs to a burst water pipe in North Cray Road are carried out.
Social media users have posted on the Bexleyheath News & Gossip Facebook page that they are experiencing long traffic jams, with one user noting it added around 40 minutes to his journey, due to a manually operated two-way traffic light system set up while works are ongoing.
The lights are said to be operating on the roundabout near the now closed Coach & Horses pub next to Vicarage Road.
A council spokeswoman said these lights will be manually operated from 7am until 7pm and that all queries regarding this should be directed to Thames Water.
A spokesman for Thames Water apologised for any inconvenience caused by the works, explaining repairs are being made to a four-inch diameter pipe and that the traffic lights were set up to ensure that staff can work safely.
He also said these works are estimated to be finished by December 12 but are pushing to finish sooner.
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