Commuters travelling between Helston and Falmouth have been facing three miles of tailbacks this morning - and they're furious about the reason why.

Delays of up to 30 minutes in solid traffic were experienced by some motorists on the A394 as they tried to get to work and school.

The problem was a pair of traffic lights cordoning off a small section of road just before Longdowns - surrounding just one mini digger.

One angry driver took to Facebook to complain: "Not a single workman, just a solitary digger. Unbelievable.

"I think they must be looking for oil the amount they dig this road up. Why can't they wait until 9am?"

It is understood work is being carried out to a section of road that has already been subject to a number of repairs in recent years.

As a result of the work, traffic was queued from the traffic lights as far back as Retanna in the Helston direction during the peak rush hour just before 9am.

Some drivers decided to find their own diversion to avoid queuing, taking to the surrounding back roads instead - which were then subject to their own problems, as the increased volume of traffic met each other on narrow bends and also faced large areas of floodwater on some of the lower lying ground.

Waiting times on the main road have currently eased, following a drop in the number of road users, but drivers should be wary of similar problems later this evening if work is not completed before tonight's rush hour.