Zion Fernando, 7, waits for his dad Eli to get into his Incredible Hulk costume with help from Andrew Pablo, left, and Erick Javier. Photo / Richard Robinson
It wasn't quite the Armageddon of biblical proportions but huge crowds and a lack of rail services unleashed major delays around the pop-culture expo in Auckland yesterday.
Police expressed concerns about 10.30am when motorways around the venue choked to a standstill. Congestion blocked State Highway 1 in both directions around
the Greenlane exit as crowd arrivals peaked for the first full day of the event. Vehicles heading to the Armageddon Expo backed traffic up to Panama Rd northbound, and Great South Rd southbound.
Expo organisers had warned traffic could be an issue as Labour Weekend was when KiwiRail and Transdev, formerly Veolia, cancelled services to do maintenance.
Frustrated expo-goers blamed the lack of trains for the hold-ups.
One person posted on Twitter: "My daughters left Tauranga at 7.30 this morning. Arrived Armageddon 12.30. Bloody Auckland traffic."
