State Highway 1, north of Kaikōura, closed to traffic at 1pm today after a slip south of Paparoa Point spread across the rail line and road.
“With 50-75mm of rain forecast to fall this afternooon and tonight, the NZ Transport Agency decided to close the highway to the north earlier this afternoon. The south side will also close tonight at 8 pm due to concerns around rockfall,” says Transport Agency Network Operations Manager, Tresca Forrester.
Today’s slip south of Paparoa Point, north of Kaikōura. The material is extremely slippery and continuing to spread as rain continues to fall on sodden soil
The aim is to reopen the highway both sides of Kaikōura at 9 am Thursday, once geotechnical checks have been done, says Ms Forrester.
Overnight (Tuesday night) slip on the Hundalees, south of Kaikōura, cleared at first light Wednesday