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This license plate detected during a stop in traffic on SH1 near Plimmerton described the mood of many delayed motorists on Wednesday.
Queues of traffic in the wider Wellington region have now cleared after a day of congestion, as the Christmas exodus from the capital continues.
At 7.25pm, Waka Kotahi NZTA said all traffic queues on state highways 1 and 2 had cleared and congestion had eased.
There follows a day of delays caused by travelers leaving Wellington and an accident on SH1 south of Ōtaki.
No one was injured, but as a result there were significant delays in both the north and south, and the police asked motorists to avoid the area, unless it was urgent.
Areas that experienced significant delays included SH1, Pukerua Bay, where queues returned to the Plimmerton roundabout, Peka Peka, with queues back to the Waikanae Beach interchange, Te Horo to Ōtaki, where traffic retreated north from Te Horo and south from Forest Lakes Rd.
Congestion was also observed on SH1 at the Hutt Rd exit ramp and on SH2, Ngauranga to Petone.
Paekākāriki Hill Rd has reopened after being closed until 7pm
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Traffic stopped Wednesday morning on State Highway 1 heading to Te Horo.
Previously, a Stuff The visual journalist who was addressing Te Horo said that it had moved 2 kilometers in the space of an hour.
Motorist Liz Hay said Stuff they left the Plimmerton roundabout around 12:45 pm. At 2 pm they were still “well south of Ōtaki”.
“We are from the South Island and we have never experienced anything like this. Often there are sections where we don’t move at all. “
Another motorist, Greg Halford, said that an hour and 45 minutes after leaving Wellington they were still 10 kilometers from Ōtaki.
The New Zealand Transport Agency said motorists should use its vacation travel hotspot tool to determine when and where delays are expected on the entire state road network.
