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Justin Tighe-Umbers: National Road Carriers Association CEO on report which found congestion will cost Auckland 2.6 billion dollars a year by next year

Truck drivers say it will take more than just congestion charges to address Auckland's traffic woes.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is hoping for practical solutions to traffic after a report found congestion will cost the city 2.6 billion dollars a year by next year.

The National Road Carriers Association says it supports congestion charges, as long as they're fair.

But Chief Executive Justin Tighe-Umbers told Andrew Dickens it still needs a second harbour crossing and fixes to council roads.

He says some parts of the motorway also need to be widened.

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