This page is dedicated to today's storm in the Bay of Plenty with road closures and delays listed. These are being updated as information from police and the NZ Transport Agency becomes available.
Across the region, police are asking motorists to either delay travel or to drive to the conditions.
State Highway 35
Slips at the Motu Bluff on State Highway 35 have caused the highway's closure.
Kopu Bridge
Traffic is clear on State Highway 25.
Te Puke
Flooding and fallen trees are mainly cleared on roads in and around Te Puke.
Omokoroa and Bowentown
Surface flooding is cleared.
Rocky Cutting Road
Slips have caused partial closure of Rocky Cutting Road. One lane is open.
Belk Road
Belk Road and Omanawa Road are open again after slips closed them earlier today.
Bledisloe Park Road (Maketu)
Bledisloe Park Road is closed owing to slips.
Poripori Road
Poripori Road is partially closed following a slip. One lane is open.
State Highway 2 (north)
State Highway 2 is open following the clearance of slips.
State Highway 2 (south)
A slip on the Matata Straight on State Highway 2 is cleared.
State Highway 29
There are no reported closures or problems on State Highway 29.
State Highway 25
State Highway 25 near Whitianga between Wade Road and 309 Road is now clear of flooding.
State Highway 5
Trees and power lines are reported down and across State Highway 5 some 20 kilometres north of Taupo due to severe weather conditions.
SH5 southern lane is completely blocked and police are requesting the public take extreme care whilst driving in this area.
3 comments
Please explain . . .
Posted on 26-04-2011 20:15 | By nightbeat
Could someone explain what Surface Flooding actually means? Is it somehow different from aerial flooding, or subterranean flooding, or maybe even underwater flooding? I know the word 'surface' is nearly always placed in front of 'flooding' by news media and weather experts but I suspect it's part of the politically correct dumbing down strategy used to make people feel knowledgable and authoritative. It's like saying 'atmospheric clouds' or 'precipitative rain'.
Google it.
Posted on 26-04-2011 23:06 | By Chaudog
You could have found out what it meant in the time it had taken to type your comment.
Surface Flooding
Posted on 27-04-2011 08:13 | By Pixc
"This type of flooding is caused because the volume of water falling or flowing onto the metalled surface overwhelms existing drainage systems. This type of flooding is usually short lived and associated with heavy downpours of rain, thunder storms etc..." www3.hants.gov.uk Did you mean Areal flooding? - "Areal flood occurs when prolonged rainfall over several days, intense rainfall over a short period of time, or a river or stream overflows and floods the surrounding area" ..www.floridadisaster.org
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