State Highway 25 in the Coromandel is unlikely to be open until Thursday, says police.
A large slip is blocking both lanes of the highway, near Kitahi Road, close to the summit.
In a statement released this morning, police says the highway is still closed and is 'unlikely to reopen until at least Thursday”.
'Diversions are in place at the intersection with SH25 in Kopu, and at the Whangamata/Tairua intersection with SH25.
'We thank motorists in advance for their patience.”
NZTA says work is underway but the slips remains unstable.
The roading organisation is expected to provide an update at about 2pm.
UPDATE: Work is well underway but slip remains unstable so #SH25A remains CLOSED. Next update by 2pm ^TP
— NZTA Waikato/BoP (@NZTAWaiBoP) July 23, 2017
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1 comment
here we go again
Posted on 25-07-2017 08:28 | By old trucker
SIMPLE will FIX IT, yeah right, like the Manawatu Gorge, they were talking about this when i was a kid, and before Simple was born, but now he is in charge it WILL never get done,LETS SEE, Well we have to give $$$$$$HUNDREDS of millions to those other people so will have too wait, all the millions its cost they could have built the new road by now,, they are having a look before Xmas at it, well they have for the last 50 yrs and still not done, The Army could have built this in the day, they had a huge fleet of Earth moving Eq,.and Transporters, if this was in China it would have been built by now,(and this would be with Shovels and buckets), my thoughts only on this,No1 Sunlive for News, Thankyou,10-4, out.Phew.
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