Holiday Traffic
Tonight (27 April) I was driving north from Otaki to Levin about a 20km trip. It was 5pm and the end of the long Anzac weekend so traffic was heavier than normal and it was raining – so I guess motorists were cautious? Thank goodness I was heading against the traffic because to my horror it was bumper to bumper all the way back to Levin. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I wouldn’t have believed it…. A 20km traffic jam!
It’s no wonder motorists windows were fogged up with frustration. The double laning of the roundabout at Otaki (currently under construction) will probably only slightly improve this shocking situation.
P.S Real Estate agents tell me that property values north of the roundabout take a nose dive….
P.P.S I guess ‘Otaki and Transit’ will be the topic of discussion around the work water coolers tomorrow?