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NZTA backtracks after panicking motorists on Harbour Bridge inaccessibility

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NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Sun, 18 Feb 2024, 2:15pm
Roadworks may close down a vital route north overnight in Auckland. Photo / Alex Cairns
Roadworks may close down a vital route north overnight in Auckland. Photo / Alex Cairns

NZTA backtracks after panicking motorists on Harbour Bridge inaccessibility

Author
NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Sun, 18 Feb 2024, 2:15pm

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) are backtracking after posting incorrect information on their website that showed Auckland’s Harbour Bridge would be inaccessible for northbound traffic overnight.

Aucklanders are still being advised to be prepared for a swathe of roadworks shutting down a large portion of their motorways overnight this week.

According to the previous information on the NZTA website, from 10pm tonight until 5am tomorrow, northbound lanes between the Symonds St off-ramp and the Fanshawe St on-ramp will be closed, as will the Fanshawe Street northbound on-ramp.

The information has since been updated, saying one lane on the Fanshawe St on-ramp will remain open so motorists can access the Harbour Bridge.

The Curran St northbound on-ramp and the Wellington St northbound on-ramp will also be closed during the same times. This will last for three days.

The full closure between the Symonds St off-ramp and the Fanshawe St on-ramp also cuts off the closest SH16 entry point, causing further delays for motorists.

The SH16 Hobson St on-ramp westbound on-ramp will also be closed.

The closures are dependent on various factors, including wet weather.

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