Improving traffic flow on Saleyards Road and Walmsley Road

Background

Saleyards Road

Saleyards Road is an important main road with over 16,000 vehicles using it each day including many heavy freight vehicles. During busy hours of the day, it gets congested with queues often stretching past Railway Lane.

There’s a short section east of Railway Lane where people can park all day long, with no time limits or restrictions. During morning and afternoon peaks, cars parked cars between 34 - 48 Saleyards Road add to the congestion by reducing road capacity.

Walmsley Road

Most of Walmsley Road already has no stopping at all times restrictions in place.

We are proposing to extend this by adding broken yellow lines from 20 Walmsley Road to just past the intersection with Marjorie Jane Crescent, heading towards the Walmsley Commercial Centre.

What improvements we are proposing

We are proposing to:

• Introduce a morning clearway from 7 – 9 am and an afternoon clearway from 3 – 6 pm between 34 – 44 Saleyards Road.
• Create two lanes between 34 – 48 Saleyards Road by shifting the flush median slightly.
• Paint broken yellow lines (no stopping at all times) between 20 Walmsley Road to just past the intersection of Walmsley Road and Marjorie Jane Crescent.

How the proposed changes can improve your journey

Moving people and goods efficiently through Auckland’s key roads is part of the Auckland Network Optimisation Programme, and a priority for Auckland Council. Clearways are a low‑cost and effective way to reduce congestion during busy periods.

At this location, clearways would help keep traffic moving by freeing up road space when it is needed most. This would especially benefit freight allowing them to travel through this section quicker.

The addition lane on Saleyards Road creates more space on the road to travel on and help ease this pinch point.

By managing congestion, the proposed changes would also help improve travel time reliability for drivers and bus passengers travelling through the area.

What this means for parking in the area

On Saleyards Road, outside of the clearway operating hours, parking will be available.

We would like to hear your thoughts

We would like to understand how this proposal may affect your travel, particularly if you live, work, or regularly travel through the area. Your feedback will help inform our next steps.

Email us your feedback on ATEngagement@at.govt.nz with “Traffic improvements on Saleyards Road and Walmsley Road” in the subject line by Friday, 5 June 2026.