‘It’s getting worse’: Commuters sound off on lengthy delays to cross Hillsborough Bridge [Video]

Frustrated commuters sat idle for much longer than usual on the Hillsborough Bridge Tuesday as ongoing construction projects in the area snarled traffic heading into Charlottetown.

Drivers approaching the city from Stratford and eastern P.E.I. told CBC News their normally short drive across the bridge stretched upwards of an hour due to disruptions caused by ongoing Grafton Street construction projects.

“Just basically a huge waste of time,” is how Emma Fugate described it.

She owns E Accounting Services in downtown Charlottetown. Some members of her staff live east of P.E.I.’s capital city and drive into the office “pretty much every day.”

When those employees experience long delays getting into the office, Fugate said it costs her business in terms of lost time and wages.

“I think it’s going to be a huge frustration for people and a continuing loss for efficiencies and productivity for the business community in Charlottetown,” she …