Barney Irvine from AA gives advice for the long weekend.
A toppled campervan is causing traffic headaches for motorists in Auckland this afternoon.
The campervan is on its side in the right northbound lane of the Southern Motorway, just south of the Penrose Rd overbridge between Mt Wellington and Ellerslie-Panmure, and traffic has slowed to a crawl.
No one washurt, police said.
A caller to the Herald said they understood a crane was being called in to right the toppled vehicle AFTER the 1.45pm crash, which Waka Kotahi NZTA said had blocked the right-hand lane.
"Please pass with care and expect delays, as traffic is building in the area", the traffic agency tweeted.
SH1 SOUTHERN MWY - CRASH - 1:45PM A crash is BLOCKING the right northbound lane between Mt Wellington and Ellerslie Panmure. Emergency services are on site. Please pass with care and expect delays, as traffic is building in the area. ^AL pic.twitter.com/ciJkHYlaun
— Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) April 3, 2021
The Easter exodus out of - and back into - main cities means slow journeys at times this holiday weekend.
Waka Kotahi NZTA this week released traffic predictions based on the patterns and busiest periods of previous years.
Heavy traffic periods still to come include between 9am and 12.30pm tomorrow and 9.15am and 2pm on Monday for those travelling south on SH1 between Manukau and Bombay.
