Major delays after truck overturns by Auckland's Harbour Bridge

Monday, 2 September 2019

Traffic heading into Auckland city at a standstill after a crash near Auckland's Harbour Bridge.

Motorists travelling on the Northern motorway are facing massive delays after a truck crash near Auckland's Harbour Bridge.

The truck was believed to have overturned and burst into flames on the bridge around 4.45am.

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The Upper Harbour Highway and north western routes have also been affected as motorists attempt to find other ways into the city.

According to maps, it is taking an hour, 48 minutes to travel from Greville Rd to the bridge - a distance of 15km.

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A police spokesperson said no injuries had been reported in the crash, and asked motorists to be patient and expect delays.

Emergency services at the scene of a crash just prior to Auckland's Harbour Bridge.

Daniel Joseph, who had been on his way to the airport, saw the fire on the bridge shortly before 5am.

'I could see a major fire at the foot of the bridge city bound, there was still one lane open when the fire was still going but they closed that lane about 80m out from me passing the truck.'

Joseph said he was then stuck in standstill traffic for around 40 minutes, missing his 6am flight to Christchurch.

NZTA advised motorists to avoid the area.

The burnt out road marking truck on the Harbour Bridge.

By 6.45am NZTA said there 'were major delays' in the area.

'Delay your journey south this morning until all lanes are cleared,' it wrote on social media.

'Motorists are advised to delay all non-essential travel on SH1, avoid the area, consider working from home. Bus services are affected. There are also significant delays on the Western Ring Route.'

Following the crash four of five lanes were closed by the Harbour Bridge at 7.30am, all lanes had been reopened.

NZTA said there was currently a 70 km speed limit in lanes one and two because of diesel on the road.