Motorists travelling along Whangārei's Riverside Drive during the morning peak appear to have taken heed of a road closure and adjusted their travel accordingly.
Whangārei's Dave Culham Drive was closed on Wednesday from 9am to 3pm while a section of Riverside Drive from the roundabout towards Onerahi was sealed.
It was the third day of sealing along Riverside Drive, which had caused congestion and delays for motorists, particularly at peak times of the day.
The congestion was anticipated to peak as the closure of Dave Culham Drive meant all traffic after 9am had to travel along Riverside Drive to get back into town.
However, traffic on Riverside Drive was reported as "steady" in the morning.