stuck in hours-long queues in the Westfield Newmarket Mall carpark<\/a>, the weekend before Black Friday.<\/p>\nThe New Zealand Transport Agency is expecting to see more traffic than normal on state highways over the Black Friday period – and says drivers should prepare for delays, especially in areas close to major Auckland shopping areas in Westgate, Newmarket, Mt Wellington and the airport.<\/p>\n
Mark Knoff-Thomas from the Newmarket Business Association said traffic there would not be a repeat of the 2023 traffic jam.<\/p>\n
“We’ve been working very carefully with all of our stakeholders around that, and working closely with ATOC [the Auckland Transport Operations Centre],” he said.<\/p>\n
“There’ll be additional resources on the ground to make sure traffic flows freely.”<\/p>\n
Auckland Transport’s director of customer and network performance, Simon Buxton, said the agency had been working with shopping malls to plan for Black Friday traffic.<\/p>\n
“Our operations centre is doing everything they can to help keep traffic flowing around shopping centres this festive season, though we’re also encouraging shoppers to make the most of all the transport choices that are available to them.”<\/p>\n
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