State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Opoutere remains closed this morning following further collapse of the underslip overnight.
Convoys were allowed through for a short window his morning, but Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the highway needed to re-close once the convoys were cleared to allow urgent work to continue. Contractors are cutting further into the hillside to widen the road further away from the underslip.
The road was originally closed early Monday morning following a washout caused by heavy rain over the weekend.
Expect another update early afternoon or as soon as the situation changes.
