We have received the following information in an e-mail and been asked to pass it onto as many Auckland residents as possible. It should also be noted by newbies arriving at Auckland airport that weekend.
It is a genuine e-mail and more info can be found at the following link:On the weekend of 4th and 5th September we will be closing the southbound carriageway of SH1 in the vicinity of the Newmarket viaduct to carry out the necessary works to enable us to open the new southbound bridge by Monday 6th September. To avoid major disruption on the surrounding arterial road network it is essential to avoid driving anywhere in Auckland (it will be that bad; I've seen the volumes) during the weekend unless absolutely essential.
Due to the enormous task of getting our message across to the whole of Auckland and the surrounding areas, we are requesting that everyone forward this HTML email to as many people as possible.
I ask you to forward this email to any schools, sports clubs, etc in order to get our message across.
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/new...ion/index.html