The emergency roadworks were put in place when a sewer collapsed in Birdham near Chichester.
Businesses said they have lost trade due to roadworks which caused two-mile queues in a tourist hotspot.
Residents questioned why the works could not be done overnight to avoid two-hour delays at the start of the summer holidays.“They’ve done it in the middle of the summer, the hottest day of the year. We have deliveries that can’t get to us, I need to get stock in the morning too,” said Rosario Cinquemani, owner of Rosario’s Mediterranean and tapas restaurant in East Wittering.
Sam Lee, owner of Brownie Bay cafe, said: “We have had a noticeable reduction in footfall coming into local shops.George Carden/BBCResident Jennie Dettmer said: “I have never had such a ridiculous journey as I did on Monday. It’s one of the hottest days of the year, it’s absolute chaos.” "The lining of the sewer will guard against infiltration in the future. We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused commuters and residents.”Jennie Dettmer says she was stuck in her car in the roadworks on the hottest day of the year so far
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