Heavy rain sees flooding on Auckland motorway during rush hour

Flooding blocked one lane of the Southern Motorway and delayed Onehunga train services for a short time as rush hour began in Auckland today.

The left southbound lane flooded between the Penrose Rd overbridge and the South Eastern Hwy off-ramp around 4.25pm.

Around 5pm Waka Kotahi said that the flooding had receded and that all southbound lanes are now open to traffic.

Flooding on the tracks near Onehunga Train Station caused services to be suspended this afternoon for a time. Just before 5pm Auckland Transport said services were being resumed with delays.

Auckland Transport advised that scheduled buses will accept train tickets and AT Hop cards.

At 5.30pm, MetService's rain radar showed heavy rain moving into the Waikato region.

Rain is also expected to continue into the evening for Auckland.

MetService is forecasting the wet weather to clear up around 10pm.