Traffic crawling on Auckland motorways after crash, breakdown block lanes

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A crash was blocking lanes on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway on Thursday evening.

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A crash was blocking lanes on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway on Thursday evening.

Traffic is crawling across Auckland’s motorways after a crash and a breakdown.

A crash was blocking two lanes of the Northwestern Motorway, between Patiki Rd and Rosebank, at 4.45pm.

A breakdown was also blocking a northbound lane on the Harbour Bridge at 5.30pm.

Both crashes have since been cleared but drivers have been warned to expect delays.

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According to Waka Kotahi’s journey planner, drivers heading north on State Highway 1 and northwest on State Highway 16 can expect delays of half an hour.

The breakdown marked by a red circle on Harbour Bridge on Thursday night.

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The breakdown marked by a red circle on Harbour Bridge on Thursday night.

A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said two fire trucks were sent to Northwestern Motorway.

”We attended to a crash involving two cars blocking two lanes of the motorway.”

A police spokesperson said no injuries were reported.

“Just delays expected with a couple of lanes blocked.”

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