A car fire shut down the SH1 Khyber Pass off-ramp in central Auckland, on Sunday 8 February, 2026. Photo: RNZ/ Calvin Samuel
A car fire has closed the State Highway 1 Khyber Pass off-ramp in central Auckland.
Just after 2pm on Sunday an RNZ staff member at the scene said the fire appeared to have been put out.
But traffic had backed up, and was crawling from the Ellerslie-Panmure Highway heading toward the city.
Just before 2pm on Sunday the New Zealand Transport Agency published a warning online that the off-ramp was closed due to the car fire. It said drivers should use avoid the area, and use the Symonds Street off-ramp.
A car fire shut down the SH1 Khyber Pass off-ramp in central Auckland, on Sunday 8 February, 2026. Photo: RNZ/ Calvin Samuel
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