Worthing road resurfacing stops due to parked van

Rather than abandon the job, they decided to work round it - meaning a van-sized patch of road was left without new tarmac.

The new surface was laid in Cranleigh Road, Worthing.

But the van means contractors will have to return in mid-June to finish the job.

The incident has divided opinion (Image: Eddie Mitchell)

One resident who asked to remain anonymous said: “I think it’s quite funny really. Adds a bit of extra character to the street, doesn’t it?”

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But others were annoyed, pointing out that there was plenty of warning that people should move their vehicles ahead of the work.

Drivers in the area were warned that work was to take place (Image: Eddie Mitchell)

A spokeswoman for West Sussex County Council said that large-scale roadworks depend on co-operation from drivers.

“To aid with this, works information and ‘no parking’ signs are erected on site and information letters are delivered to local residents and businesses in advance of the works,” she said.

“Despite these efforts, we do occasionally encounter vehicles which haven’t been moved.

"As we do not have the authority to physically remove these vehicles, the options are to either abandon the works or work around the obstruction, with the latter almost always being the option taken as is the case here.”