North-bound traffic queued along the Kapiti Expressway between Waikanae and Otaki with Christmas holiday-makers facing long delays on their journey north from Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Wellingtonians departing the capital for Christmas are being told to expect delays northbound on State Highway 1.
Waka Kotahi NZTA Wellington advised this morning there were major delays northbound on SH1 between Waikanae Beach and Ōtaki, with congestion also building at Pukerua Bay.
There were also delays on State Highway
2 northbound between the Hutt Road on-ramp and the Petone off-ramp, with a queue forming on SH1 Ngauranga Gorge southbound for the Hutt Rd off-ramp.
They updated their post at 11.20am, saying queues were continuing to build, and congestion was not expected to ease until 6pm on Wednesday.
Paekākāriki Hill Rd would also be closed from 12-7pm on Wednesday.
