Commuter commotion: Wet weather and crashes cause delays for Aucklanders

Commuters should expect delays as heavy traffic and crashes cause problems on Auckland motorways. Photo / Natalie Slade

Wet weather is causing commotion on Auckland roads this morning with crashes littering the motorways.

A crash on the Northwestern Motorway, State Highway 16, is blocking the right lane citybound under the St Lukes Rd over bridge.

Motorists are advised to merge left to pass and expect some delays back to Te Atatu
Rd.

There was also a crash on the Upper Harbour Highway, just before the Greenhithe Rd off ramp, which is now cleared but still causing delays back to Squadron Dr.

SH16 NORTHWESTERN MWY, EASTBOUND - CRASH - 6:55AM
A crash is now blocking the right lane citybound under the St Lukes Rd overbridge. Merge left to pass. Expect some delays. ^TP

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) August 2, 2018

This follows an earlier crash on the Southern Motorway, State Highway1, northbound which was orginially disrupting traffic in Spaghetti Junction prior to Victoria Park Tunnel.

Traffic is also heavy on the Northern Motorway, citybound between Greville Rd and Onewa Rd; and on the Southern Motorway citybound between Drury and Takanini and Te Irirangi Dr and Greenlane.

On the Northwestern, traffic is heavy at Royal Rd, while on the Southwestern Motorway it is heavy between Dominion Rd and Hillsborough Rd southbound, and between Roscommon Rd and Massey Rd northbound.

UPDATE 6:55AM
This crash now fully cleared from the motorway, all 3 lanes available again. Allow extra time for some congestion in the area to ease. ^TP
https://t.co/bNSNDEgAmX

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) August 2, 2018