A14 flooding - dubbed 'The Newmarket Puddle' - receives sarcastic reviews from motorists on Tripadvisor
Workers have removed more than 12 million litres of water - equivalent to nearly five Olympic-sized swimming pools - from the site in the last week, according to National Highways.
Frustrated motorists have been leaving sarcastic messages on Tripadvisor over flooding on the A14, which has been causing long delays for nearly three weeks.
National Highways said it has removed more than 12 million litres of water - equivalent to nearly five Olympic-sized swimming pools - in the last week from the site along the eastbound carriageway at Newmarket.
Disruption on the Suffolk-Cambridgeshire border started on 22 February and caused some motorists to experience delays of several hours when the carriageway was reduced to one lane.
The A14 is one of the UK's main freight arteries as it connects with Felixstowe port in Suffolk - and some haulage companies have called the long delays a "shambles".
Lane one is closed "for the time being" between junctions 37 and 38, and lanes two and three "remain open" as National Highways works with other partners and the Environment Agency to "resolve the issue".
A spokesperson for National Highways told Sky News: "Lane one remains closed for the time being as the team is still dealing with a high volume of water."
Pump equipment is still positioned in lane one to "make sure, if the flooding situation is back due to bad weather, we can deal with it," the spokesperson added.
On reviews and ratings website, Tripadvisor, the flooding has been dubbed "The Newmarket Puddle", attracting a 3.5 out of five rating and a series of sarcastic comments from motorists.
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