Crash blocks SH1 northbound at Tawa, significant delays expected

Significant delays are expected. Photo / 123rf

Drivers north of the capital are asked to expect significant delays with a crash blocking a northbound lane on a section of State Highway 1 (SH1) this morning.

The left northbound lane is blocked between Mungavin Interchange and Tawa in SH1, 15km north of Wellington CBD.

Waka Kotahi NZTA advised motorists to expect delays, and use the Tawa interchange exit. Northbound queues had reached back to Churton Park.

UPDATE 7:50AM
The left northbound lane is now OPEN on SH1 Tawa to Mungavin Interchange, but the right lane remains blocked due to a crash. Please continue to expect significant delays as northbound queues are now back to Churton Park. ^EH pic.twitter.com/VHlEjawvsW

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Wellington (@WakaKotahiWgtn) March 30, 2021

Police said they were notified at 7.26am of a two-vehicle collision on the Johnsonville Porirua Motorway, near the Tawa-Grenada North on-ramp.

Emergency services are on the scene, with minor injuries reported.

SH1 TAWA TO MUNGAVIN INTERCHANGE, NORTHBOUND - CRASH - 7:30AM
Due to a crash, both northbound lanes are BLOCKED between Tawa and Mungavin Interchange. Emergency services are on-site & contractors are en route. Please expect significant delays & use the Tawa interchange exit. ^EH pic.twitter.com/D0hN7WioGe

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Wellington (@WakaKotahiWgtn) March 30, 2021