Update 3pm: Due to incoming weather and other safety concerns SH2 will remain closed between Waiotahi Valley Back Road and Paerata Ridge for slip clearance tonight and throughout tomorrow, Tuesday 17 September.
NZTA will issue another update tomorrow.
This updates the information below.
11.36am traffic bulletin
State Highway 2 at Waiotahe beach is closed between Waiotahi Valley Back Road and Paerata Ridge following a slip.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises the road is expected to remain closed until the end of the day, while contractors clear debris.
The detour for east bound traffic: Right onto Waiotahi Valley Back Road, Verrall Road, Left Paerata Ridge Road before rejoining SH2. West bound traffic in reverse.
