Sandra is a senior crimes and justice reporter for the Bay of Plenty Times. Bay motorists are being urged to avoid traffic hotspots in the Bay and consider what time they were travelling to minimise congestion this Auckland Anniversary Weekend. NZTA's website has interactive maps, based on previous years' travel patterns, showing the busiest routes and heaviest travel times to help motorists this weekend. Mr Marshall said he expected the figures would now be well in excess of the 2015 figures and this Anniversary Weekend would be no different. Traffic Hotspots over Anniversary WeekendSH2 Paeroa-TaurangaEast-bound: Friday 2pm-8pmSaturday 10.30am-2.30pmWest-bound: Monday 10am-5.30pm*(heaviest time 11am-3.30pm)SH29 Kaimai (west of Tauranga)East-bound: Friday 2pm-7pmSaturday 10am-3pmWest-bound: Monday 10.30am-6pm*(heaviest time 11.30am-5pm)Source: NZ Transport Agency- Bay of Plenty Times

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 20:26 UTC