The bridge is a one-way system controlled by traffic lights at present, where cars stop at the white line to activate the lights.
A current resident of the campground said he once counted 50 vehicles lined up due to the front car not pulling forward far enough.
"Tourists and even some locals don’t get close enough to the line, so the lights won’t change.
"We hear a lot of commotion, honking and yelling.
"People have started to drive up the wrong side of the road, parking in front of the first car to get the lights to change, or people coming from Wānaka have stopped and told the front car to pull forward," he said.
"Motorhomes think they are too wide, so they stay back but can’t activate the lights.
"I’ve seen cars wait on the Hāwea side of the bridge for 10 minutes because they are too far back," he said.
An NZTA spokesperson said the issue at the Albert Town bridge was something NZTA was aware of and it was looking at technical solutions to address the issue.
"A plan is being developed [and] in the meantime, we encourage road users to pull up to the marked area as directed on both sides of the bridge.
"More broadly, NZTA is looking at the busy connection between Wānaka and Lake Hāwea to see what improvements may be needed in the longer term," they said.
