West Auckland traffic congestion and what is planned to cure it
22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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The photos of traffic on SH16 taken by Michelle Johnson and emailed to Transport Minister Michael Wood. Photo / Supplied
Just before Christmas Michelle Johnson decided she had had enough of the traffic congestion in Kumeū, where every day 36,000 vehicles snake their way through the town. Over two days she took photos of bumper-to-bumper traffic at a standstill outside Kumeū on State Highway 16 heading into Auckland city and emailed them to Transport Minister Michael Wood.
What should have been a 26-minute drive from her home in Huapai to work at Avondale took 1h 45m during the morning rush and 1h 20m later in the morning.