Traffic mayhem continues

Traffic backed-up on both lanes of State Highway 2, between Bethlehem and Katikati, yesterday afternoon. Supplied photo.

With today being the last day of the holidays, it looks like everyone is making the mad dash home.

Traffic was backed-up as far as the eye can see yesterday, with a reader reporting it took one of their family members four hours to make it back to Auckland.

According to Google Maps, it should only take about 2.5 hours.

The traffic madness seems to be continuing today, with a caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline reporting traffic delays near Katikati.

'It's absolutely chocka. Traffic heading to Tauranga is flowing, but vehicles travelling to Katikati are backed-up as far as Apata.

'I would suggest people use an alternative route if they are heading out this way.”

Alternative routes out of Tauranga include SH29, over the Kaimai Range, SH36 to Rotorua, SH33/SH2 towards Whakatane.

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