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Wellington motorists are being warned to expect significant delays as Restore Passenger Rail protesters force the closure of a main route into the city.��

The group have scaled a gantry above State Highway One, forcing the closure of the Ngauranga Flyover to traffic heading south into Wellington.��

Police are in attendance at the scene between Hutt Road and Aotea Quay.��

Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency said motorists should expect significant delays, with southbound queues already back to the Johnsonville off-ramp.��

“Please expect delays or take an alternate route if possible.”��

It’s the second protest in a week for the group, after they attempted to block the road heading in to the Terrace Tunnel on Monday. Three people were arrested after that protest.��

Last week, the group brought traffic to a standstill on Wellington’s SH1, leading to the arrest of two of the protesters, and four days after another member, Rosemary Penwarden, was arrested for allegedly concreting her hand to a Wellington road.��

Police would not confirm if the substance used to stick Penwarden’s hand to the road was cement, but construction expert John Tookey told the��Herald��it was likely an epoxy mixture, as cement alone could not set quickly enough to be useful.��

Vita Molyneux is a Wellington-based journalist who covers breaking news and stories from the capital. She has been a journalist since 2018 and joined the Herald in 2021.��