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Morgane Solignac14:07, Jul 27 2021
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A slip on the Kenepuru Rd might be able to stop vehicles, but it can’t stop residents and their dogs.
As road workers continue to clear slip after slip on Marlborough’s Queen Charlotte Drive, another “incredible” Sounds community has been doing it for themselves while they wait for reinforcements to arrive. Relative newcomer to the Kenepuru Sound, Kathryn Curzon said the community response to the floods was “something to see”. The Kenepuru Rd had been closed since the region was first inundated with rain almost two weeks ago. Another dump of rain on Monday hadn’t caused any further damage, but was actually a good excuse for a lot of residents to have their first day off from working on the road since the flooding happened.
Press Release – Marlborough District Council Status of the Kenepuru Road & Queen Charlotte Drive Marlboroughs recovery effort is continuing with agencies and contractors working hard to connect communities still isolated. The following is the latest update regarding the Kenepuru Road and …
Status of the Kenepuru Road & Queen Charlotte Drive
Marlborough’s recovery effort is continuing with agencies and contractors working hard to connect communities still isolated.
The following is the latest update regarding the Kenepuru Road and Queen Charlotte Drive:
Linkwater to Havelock, along the Queen Charlotte Drive, is closed and should not be used. There is no vehicle access whatsoever.
SCOTT HAMMOND/STUFF/Marlborough Express
Shoring up the stop banks before more rain on Monday next week. Marlborough’s recovery was going well and the focus was firmly on residents and communities, Leggett said. “We are conscious that more rain over the weekend could impact our already fragile roads so we will keep a close eye on the weather forecast over the next few days,” he said. “We will continue our work with the emergency team, and the many Marlborough-based agencies, organisations and iwi over the weekend, and weeks and months ahead, to get our region back up and running as soon as possible.”
Marlborough’s recovery effort is continuing
with agencies and contractors working hard to connect
communities still isolated.
The following is the
latest update regarding the Kenepuru Road and Queen
Charlotte Drive:
Linkwater to Havelock, along the
Queen Charlotte Drive, is closed and should not be used.
There is no vehicle access whatsoever.
Linkwater to
Willow Bay, along the Kenepuru Road, is accessible by
residents only.
Willow Bay to Portage Bay is closed
and should not be used. There is no vehicle access
whatsoever.
Roads in Kenepuru Sound beyond Portage
are accessible by residents only.
Marlborough
Emergency Management Incident Controller Richard Coningham