Auckland Harbour Bridge police incident: Lanes reopen, traffic eases after earlier 9km backlog

Two northbound lanes on Auckland's Harbour Bridge have been blocked due to a police incident. Photo / Michael Craig

All lanes on Auckland Harbour Bridge have reopened but gridlock stretching more than 9km remains following a police incident.

Earlier, two northbound lanes were closed. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said they reopened about 1.05pm and traffic should begin easing.

Bumper-to-bumper traffic trailed back from the bridge, through the Central Motorway Junction and onto the Southern Motorway to Greenlane as of 1.20pm, Google’s live traffic data showed.

UPDATE - 1:05PM
All lanes are now OPEN including Curran St on-ramp. Expect residual northbound delays to ease. ^HJ https://t.co/LHmBm2oyzf

— NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland (@nztaaklnth) July 3, 2024

NZTAi said two lanes northbound remained open and people are urged to merge with care to pass.

“The Curran St on-ramp is now closed and drivers should expect extra travel time and long delays.”

Traffic is currently gridlocked from the bridge back to the Gillies Ave on-ramp, with the travel time for the 6.2km journey at 50 minutes.

UPDATE - 12:25PM
The two left northbound lanes remain BLOCKED, and Curran St on-ramp is now CLOSED. Allow extra travel time and expect long delays.
Highways Map: https://t.co/hwLjY9GUo7 ^HJ https://t.co/8YZcyi3FzR

— NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland (@nztaaklnth) July 3, 2024

Due to an incident on Auckland's Harbour Bridge, traffic has backed up to Gillies Ave.