'Hole in the road' shuts part of A127 in Basildon with traffic building (Image: Essex Travel News)
Part of the A127 was reportedly shut in south Essex due to a "hole in the road".
UPDATE 7.30pm 25/10: All lanes reopened at the Fortune of War roundabout following earlier emergency repairs to the hole in the road.
One lane had been closed on the A127 Southend-bound at the Fortune of War roundabout this afternoon (October 25).
According to Essex County Council's traffic control, this was due to a hole in the road.
A127 Eastbound – One lane CLOSED at the Fortune of War roundabout due to a hole in the road. Traffic is slow moving. pic.twitter.com/8dOVYSeJBq
— Essex Travel News (@Essex_Travel) October 25, 2023
Traffic was slow moving in the area with the AA reporting "severe delays"
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