SH2 Karangahake Gorge is CLOSED between Waihī and Paeroa due to a slip blocking both lanes near the Crown Hill Bridge intersection.
Contractors are arriving to the clear the slip and provide traffic control. Police are currently turning vehicles around.
The gorge is likely to remain closed for most of the rest of the day to enable crews to clear the road.
Drivers travelling to locations along the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsula will need to use the Thames Coast Road (SH25).
If drivers are travelling to destinations within the Bay of Plenty including Katikati or Tauranga, then they’ll need to use SH29.
Check the Waka Kotahi Journey Planner website for updates (journeys.nzta.govt.nz(external link)).
