State Highway 5 reopens after truck and trailer crash

Police have advised motorists to expect significant delays on SH5 today. Photo / Andrew Warner

UPDATE: State Highway 5 south of Rotorua has reopened.

EARLIER:

Motorists should expect significant delays on State Highway 5 about 1.5km south of Rotorua after a truck crashed off the road earlier this morning.

State Highway 5 will be closed from 11am today until at least 6pm, says a police spokesperson.

Detours will be in place but motorists are advised to expect significant delays.

The road closure is to allow a crane to remove a truck and trailer that crashed off the road this morning. No one was injured in the crash.

Standard vehicles travelling north into Rotorua from SH5 should head west onto Waikite Valley Rd into Whirinaki Valley Rd North on to SH30. Vehicles travelling southbound should go from SH30, to Whirinaki Valley Rd North and then onto Waikite Valley Rd.

Trucks and heavy vehicles need to travel the main routes of SH5, SH1 and SH30 as the above detours are unsuitable for heavy vehicles.