Choked roads have led to an "increasing sense of desperation" for Auckland motorists, with rush-hour traffic jams now spilling over to off-peak times, the Automobile Association warns.
"There's this sense that the peak is just getting wider and wider," AA Auckland issues spokesman Barney Irvine said.
His comments follow yesterday's biennial OECD New Zealand economic survey report that calls for tolls and congestion charges to counter growing traffic gridlock.
