Thanks Carol and jazzgal. I've been coming to the island for over a decade and agree that the development and traffic continue to get worse, while the roads deteriorate further. Yes, I've run into slowdowns on that section before, but only once where we were stopped dead in heavy traffic. Maybe I've just been lucky or my timing has been good?

I was concerned that there was some other new reason for it being so bad lately. But I guess not. For me, the real nightmare now is how often the traffic on Airport Road from the airport to the causeway, and especially from there on towards the lift bridge, is so often stopped dead and just crawls. Unfortunately, I have very few choices since I stay on Simpson Bay Beach and have to access Simpson Bay Road from beside the police station.