Braden Fastier/Nelson Mail
A road inspection vehicle crosses flooding on Lord Rutherford Rd, near Brightwater on Monday. Parkes said quite a few remote weather stations in the mountains recorded more than 120mm of rain on Monday – with one at Canaan in Abel Tasman National Park reaching 177mm. Tākaka Hill recorded 86mm, and St Arnaud 60.7mm. People in Golden Bay were cut off on Monday when a slip closed State Highway 60 on Tākaka Hill about 3.30pm, but the road reopened by 9.45pm. Rocks Rd around Nelson’s waterfront was closed from 10.30am till 3.30pm on Monday as waves surged over the highway.
Nelson region isolated after flooding, main highway to Golden Bay reopens
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Waka Kotahi NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZTA map showing road closures cutting off Nelson, at 11.20am on Sunday. ”Contractors are aiming to re-open SH1 by midday and we expect to re-open a route through to Nelson by the end of the day via SH6 and SH65. We are also assessing flood damage on SH7 north of Hanmer this morning which completes this critical link.” The damage was still being assessed, and it was too early to say when other roads would be reopened, she said. Anyone driving would need to take extra care as there was still surface flooding and debris on the roads.