Sunday, 18 July 2021, 1:09 pm
Waka Kotahi contractors are beginning the hard work of
re-connecting South Island communities cut off by this
weekend’s massive weather event as flood waters begin to
recede.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Journey
Manager Tresca Forrester says crews have been out since
first light assessing road damage, inspecting bridges and
clearing debris from blocked and flooded
highways.
Access to some cut-off communities such as
Westport and through to Golden Bay has been re-established,
with the SH67 Buller Bridge, SH60 from Collingwood to Riwaka
and SH6 from Hira to Rai Valley all re-opened (Rai Valley to
Renwick remains closed).
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Press Release – NZTA Nelson and Westport are both now accessible by the Lewis Pass and Springs Junction to the south and east, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, following the extensive flooding of recent days. We do need road users to understand that reopening the …
Nelson and Westport are both now accessible by the Lewis Pass and Springs Junction to the south and east, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, following the extensive flooding of recent days.
“We do need road users to understand that reopening the highway does not mean it is back to what it was last week,” says Tresca Forrester, Waka Kotahi Journey Manager.
Buller mayor Jamie Cleine previously told
Stuff the town had long been dealing with a lack of available rental properties or houses for purchase which meant there were few homes available for flooded residents.
Peter Meecham/Stuff Trade Me had one rental listed in the entire Buller district on Saturday. Cleine said with “next to no available rentals” already, the concerns now were about finding somewhere for displaced families to live either medium or long-term while houses were repaired or rebuilt. O’Connor said this was the biggest flood event he had seen in Westport over his lifetime, saying it was a one in 100 year event.
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