Heavy traffic for holidaymakers today: The busiest roads and times to avoid
A second day of traffic congestion north of Auckland is plaguing the exodus of holidaymakers leaving the city for summer.
Motorists are down to a crawl at the Johnstone's Hill Tunnel near Pūhoi on State Highway 1 for the second consecutive day, according to reports on social media.
Traffic backed up at the Johnstone's Hill Tunnel south of Pūhoi for the second consecutive day as holidaymakers head north for the summer. Photo / Elizabeth Balogh/Facebook
Yesterday the NZ Transport Agency recommended motorists avoid the backlog and re-route to State Highway 16, which rejoins the main highway at Wellsford.
The usually one-hour trip from Auckland central to Wellsford was yesterday reportedly taking at least two hours.
On the Warkworth and Districts Traffic Updates Facebook page, Julie Scott posted a photo of the congestion earlier today saying: "It's started early this morning".
While the southbound lanes were clear, traffic was backed up as far as the eye could see in the photograph.
The backlog on State Highway 1 north of Auckland began earlier today after being clogged yesterday too. Photo / Julie Scott/Facebook
For the holiday season, NTZA produced a travel planner informing motorists when to avoid the motorways for best travel.
