Smoke billows across the Southwestern Motorway. Photo / Waka Kotahi
Smoke billows across the Southwestern Motorway. Photo / Waka Kotahi
Auckland motorists are being warned to take extra care after a house fire sent smoke billowing across a busy motorway.
Video released by Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency showed vehicles disappearing into a thick cloud of smoke on the city's Southwestern Motorway.
SH20 SOUTHWESTERN MWY - 11:20AM Due to a house fire smoke is affecting visibility on the Southwestern Mwy near Coronation Rd/Mahunga Dr. Please take extra care. ^TP pic.twitter.com/TNE12HhDG6
— Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) August 2, 2022
The fire in Māngere follows earlier disruptionthat saw two crashes block the right southbound lane of the Southwestern Motorway near the Mahunga Dr off-ramp.
Motorists were asked to delay their journey or expect long southbound delays from Maioro St until scenes were cleared earlier today.
