But with emergency services at the scene for some time after the crash, queues soon stretched back to the Southern Motorway’s Gillies Ave northbound on-ramp.
Travellers should expect a slower journey than normal, police said.
“Motorists are being advised to expect delays.”
An earlier post to X by NZTA showed traffic backed up on the vital Auckland transport link.
SH1 AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE, NORTHBOUND – CRASH – 11:35AM, FRI 7 NOV
Two lanes are blocked on the Northern side of the Auckland Habour Bridge due to a crash. Expect delays. ^KF pic.twitter.com/WIO8zR0afN
— NZ Transport Agency – Auckland & Northland (@nztaaklnth) November 6, 2025
Google Maps showed heavy congestion stretching 8km from the Gillies Ave interchange north to just past the bridge at noon, with a driving time of just under half an hour.
That journey time had halved by 12.50pm, according to Google Maps.
