Aucklanders taking off early on Friday afternoon for Queen’s Birthday Weekend should prepare for possible thunderstorms, says MetService, while those heading north should avoid Johnstones Hills tunnels. The tunnels at Johnstones Hill – a notorious traffic jam hotspot over holiday weekends – will see northbound and southbound holidaymakers squeezing to one lane each way over the long weekend. Waka Kotahi encourages motorists travelling north to detour via SH16 to avoid heavy traffic and long queues. Jason Dorday/Stuff The Ara Tūhono project will extend the four-lane Northern Motorway (SH1) 18.5km from Pūhoi to just north of Warkworth. (File photo)Meanwhile, weather in Tāmaki Makaurau over Queen’s Birthday Weekend will be a mixed bag.

Source: Stuff June 03, 2022 01:34 UTC