The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that State Highway 1 is currently closed in both directions between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki due to damage caused by storm surges overnight.
Drivers in the bottom of the North Island are urged to delay travel if possible until the heavy rain and strong winds have passed. High winds are especially challenging for drivers of caravans, campervans, high sided vehicles and motorbikes.
The NZ Transport Agency will begin work next week to improve safety on a stretch of SH2 in the Wairarapa, from the Masterton roundabout at the north end of Chapel Street to Te Ore Ore Road.
