NETWORK Rail blamed a signalling fault for level crossing barriers remaining down for 11 or more minutes this morning (Wednesday) in Winsover Road, Spalding.
A spokesman said the system wrongly identified that a train was waiting and the gates were kept in the down position as a safety precaution while checks were made.
She apologised to motorists whose journeys were delayed.
One commuter told us she waited for more than ten minutes shortly before 9am and turned her car around to find another route to work.