State Highway 1 through Tīrau is often backed up with traffic travelling to and from Auckland (file photo). Holiday traffic congestion in Tīrau has some questioning whether it's time to bypass the small Waikato town. Councillor Thomas Lee said traffic travelling to and from Auckland was causing the issue. Anderson did, however, say the issue needed to be addressed as State Highway 1, which runs through much of the district, was increasingly becoming backed up. "It highlights how close to capacity State Highway 1 is.

Source: Stuff May 13, 2019 20:26 UTC