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More work needed to complete Mangamuka Gorge repairs in Northland 6 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Piling work is under way on the second slip near the Mangamuka Gorge summit. Northern Advocate Work on slips that blocked State Highway 1 through Mangamuka Gorge in Northland is progressing, but there s still a lot more needed to get the road open again. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency said there has been significant progress on repairing SH1 past the big slip in the gorge. The installation of steel and concrete piles to support the road above the slip has now been completed. The slips closed the road during a massive storm in July that dumped more than 220mm of rain on Northland in a few hours. ....
Northland news in brief: Tractor Spectacular fires up; and $700k Lotto Strike win 20 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read The Tāupo Bay Tractor Spectacular attracts a convoy of colourful and creative tractors and is on again on December 30. Northern Advocate Every year the people of Tāupo Bay pay tribute to the tractor, converting their usually humble workhorses into colourful and creative parade machines. Once a year residents and bach owners spend days pimping their tractors in preparation for the annual Tractor Spectacular, with the resulting parade on December 30 invariably deteriorating into a giant water fight. The tractors themselves range from lovingly restored classics to relics held together by rust and No 8 wire. ....
STUFF Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Northland system manager Jacqui Hori-Hoult explains the difficulty of opening State Highway 1 south of Kaitaia. Far North locals and holidaymakers will have their traffic woes eased when State Highway 1 at Mangamuka Gorge opens to light vehicles from midday on Friday. The road is the quickest route north to Kaitāia, Ninety Mile Beach and Cape Reinga, but it has been closed since a one-in-500-year storm event in July caused a series of major slips. Traffic has been diverted onto SH10, which serves the busy Bay of Islands and Doubtless Bay areas, causing an increase in congestion and traffic. ....
SH1 through Mangamuka Gorge in Northland to reopen tomorrow - five months after monster storm 16 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Concrete is poured into the last supporting pile needed to open SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge tomorrow. Mike Dinsdale is Northern Advocate deputy [email protected] There ll be a sigh of relief, and some celebration, in the Far North tomorrow when State Highway 1 through Mangamuka Gorge finally reopens - five months after a monster storm brought down a series of slips. From noon Friday SH1 will be open to a single lane for motorcycles, private cars and other class 1 vehicles, with traffic lights controlling vehicles past the slip that s closed the gorge since July. ....
Traffic chaos on SH1 in Whangārei due to roadworks 15 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read It took commuters up to 90 minutes to travel from Whangārei to Ruakaka and vice versa as a result of the lowered speed limit on State Highway 1. Photo / Tania Whyte It took commuters up to 90 minutes to travel from Whangārei to Ruakaka and vice versa as a result of the lowered speed limit on State Highway 1. Photo / Tania Whyte Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern [email protected] A lower speed limit following overnight road resurfacing has caused major delays for commuter traffic on State Highway 1 south of Whangārei and motorists are being advised to plan ahead during the festive season. ....