Motorists heading south in central Auckland are enduring a slow journey after late finishing roadworks and a subsequent crash blocked lanes on the Southern Motorway.

A crash was blocking the middle southbound lane of SH1 just before the Greenlane off-ramp before being moved clear of lanes, NZ Transport Agency Auckland & Northland wrote on X this morning

Traffic in the area was already congested because of roadworks finishing late.

“Congestion in the area remains heavy,” NZTA wrote at 8.25am.

A journey from central Auckland to Panmure via SH1 was taking almost 40 minutes just before 8.30am, but had eased to 23 minutes by 8.45am.