Sitting in traffic? We need to find a way to fix this mess

Sitting in traffic? We need to find a way to fix this mess
You're in a giant go-slow starting at the Puhoi tunnel. (Image: Depositphotos)
Warren Couillault
I hope you weren’t stuck for hours yesterday in typical Easter Holiday weekend traffic. I left Auckland heading north early on Friday to avoid the worst of the traffic because the much-anticipated Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is still not open. As any driver regularly heading north out of Auckland north knows, when it's busy you're in a massive go-slow starting at the Puhoi tunnel and lasting for miles. Auckland is not alone in suffering from infrastructure woes. We've come to realise just how creaky our national...

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