Motorists on one of Adelaide's busiest roads say they spent hours stuck in traffic during the afternoon peak hour yesterday following a nearby crash.
abc.net.au/news/adelaide-southern-expressway-traffic-chaos-after-nearby-crash/102277380Motorists say they were stuck on Adelaide's Southern Expressway in peak-hour traffic for hours yesterday after a nearby crash caused lengthy lane closures.
Another motorist, Christie, said she was driving to Moana from the Flinders Medical Centre in Bedford Park when she got stuck at Hackham. "If there is an accident on the expressway … sometimes you get delayed, but never this long," she said.City of Onkaparinga Mayor Moira Were said she spent an hour and a half trying to get home and the incident was the result of a "unique set of circumstances"."The police were doing absolutely their best to keep things moving, and in these situations it's pretty challenging.Moira Were described the incident as a "pretty intense time".
Mr McMahon said moving cars to the opposite side of the road could help prevent a traffic build-up when an accident occurred."Obviously that's going to have an extra resourcing on SAPOL, but something has to be done."
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