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Transmission Gully Motorway has been closed by a crash between Pāutahanui and Paekākāriki.
Wellington motorists can expect delays after an early morning crash and subsequent fuel spill closed Transmission Gully State Highway 1 between Pāutahanui and Paekākāriki.
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said crews were notified at 5.40am of a significant fuel spill after a crash between a fuel tanker and a car.
A specialist hazardous materials unit, eight fire appliances and a tanker were at the scene, along with a command unit, the spokesperson said.
Waka Kotahi said the stretch of State Highway 1 between Pāutahanui and Paekākāriki was closed as of 6am due to the crash.
The transport agency said motorists should expect delays and avoid the area.
Motorists heading northbound were urged to take the State Highway 58 from Pāutahanui onto State Highway 59, then State Highway 1 after Paekākāriki.
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Meanwhile, southbound travellers should use State Highway 59 from Paekākāriki onto State Highway 1 at Porirua.
More to come.
