Waitaki flood recovery cost expected to be into the six figures
11 Jan, 2021 07:48 PM
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Water rushes under Parsons Creek Bridge near Otematata last week.Photo / Robert Vaxter
Otago Daily Times
The Waitaki District Council is expecting at least a six-figure sum for its flood recovery expenses, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
The district was hampered by last week's rainfall, and while the council had not received any official figures, it would be "certainly quite appreciable".
"It will be into the six figures — NZTA's cost alone is probably $200,000 or $300,000," Kircher said.
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It had since reopened. Kircher praised contractors and the NZ Transport Agency's quick response to the situation.