Emergency sewer repairs on Eastern Road led to traffic gridlock throughout Portsmouth.
Opponents of a proposed electricity link between Portsmouth and Normandy said recent roadworks showed how easily gridlock could be caused in the city.
Eastern Road in Portsmouth reopened on Monday after four days of work to repair a burst sewer pipe, leading to major traffic disruption. The Let's Stop Aquind group said it illustrated how the city "cannot cope" with large scale construction work.Southern Water apologised for the "significant closure" which saw both southbound lanes of the road closed between Farlington roundabout to Anchorage Road junction.by would see a cable would make landfall at Eastney and be laid through Portsmouth and the Hampshire countryside to Lovedean.
The company previously described the interconnector as "vital infrastructure" that would provide up to 5% of Britain's annual electricity consumption.Saga's Spirit of Discovery cruise ship: “Petrified“ passengers feared for lives amid “absolute pandemonium” - as four taken to hospital with serious injuriesPlastic or paper: The straw debate
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