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A highway deviation costing about $250 million to eliminate the site of a slip that again closed the road between Napier and Wairoa this week is unlikely to.
State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa remained closed on Monday morning as further geological assessments were undertaken to figure out a way to safely.
Those heading to their holidays at Mahia will get a welcome Christmas present with highway repairs that the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says.
Another milestone has been reached in the restoration of State Highway 5 between Napier and TaupÅ, with the completion of repairs at the site of a slip which.