5.30pm: Traffic is now slowly flowing in both lanes following a crash on Hewletts Road this afternoon.
A reporter at the scene said although traffic was now moving, motorists heading towards Mount Maunganui were backed up to the Tauranga Harbour Bridge.
Earlier: Multiple vehicle crash has blocked a lane on Hewletts Rd.
Inspector Tony Edwards from Police Northern Communications said a 111 call came at 5.08pm today.
The initial report was a truck and four to five cars were involved in a nose-to-tail on Hewletts Rd near the intersection of Hocking Street.