Impatient drivers caught up in West Gate delays have been caught performing dangerous manoeuvres in bids to avoid traffic today.

Only one out-bound lane is open until January 4, while maintenance works are underway.

Footage shows one driver performing an illegal U-turn, while several other motorists were caught on camera reversing back to take a turn-off they’d passed.

Press PLAY below for footage of the shocking behaviour on the roads

Advice to motorists as major West Gate Bridge works commence