Scrub fire closes one lane of SH1 at Temuka

Motorists are being told to expect delays as a scrub fire closes one lane of the Rangitata Bridge in Temuka. Image / Google Maps

State Highway 1 at the Rangitata Bridge north of Temuka is down to one lane as fire crews battle a scrub fire in the riverbed.

Motorists are being told to expect delays.

Seven fire appliances are in attendance as crews battle the blaze. Trains have also been stopped.

Fire and Emergency NZ said smoke was obscuring both ends of the bridge.