Must protect - nothing

And so I joined the unmoving queue of traffic in Worcester Road thought "Sod this" and turned around. Down the A449 to Ombersley where I turned off... and joined the queue. This one at least was moving, but what could be the cause? As I got to the Holt Fleet bridge a set of traffic lights hove into view. A set of dumb traffic lights on what appeared to be a simple timer. When I finally got to them I could see what they were cordoning off - nothing. I could see no signs of roadworks of any description (admittedly I was concentrating on where I was going) certainly nothing overt that would require this section to be barricaded off. But it was causing a mile-long tailback through to Ombersley and a queue on the other side of oo at least three cars.

I do wonder what caused the hold-up on Worcester Road, normally it would be something in the town trailing down York Street, Lion Hill, Mitton Street before impacting on the island. I don't know I would guess at yet another delivery at Ye Olde Crown Inn; certainly on Wednesday night the delivery van was parked in front of it with half of itself blocking the route out of town forcing traffic into the other lane I see no reason to suspect that it wouldn't happen again. Glad I filled up the car at lunch time though.