MEDIA RELEASE 19 August 2008

Update on road conditions

- issued 11am

A number of roads around Christchurch have been affected by the severe weather, particularly on the Port Hills and Banks Peninsula.

Affected roads

Dyers Pass Road from Cashmere Road to Summit Road – open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice (updated)

Dyers pass Road from Summit Road to Governors Bay – closed

Christchurch Summit Road from Gebbies Pass to Evans Pass – closed

Evans Pass/Sumner Road from Sumner to Lyttelton - open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice.

The roads in the Lyttelton Inner Harbour from Lyttelton through to Purau, and a number of minor hill and rural roads in the area - open but affected by slips and fallen debris.

The road from Purau to Port Levy Road - open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice (updated)

Akaroa Summit Road from Hilltop to Pigeon Bay - open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice (updated)

Akaroa Summit Road from Pigeon Bay to Little Akaloa - open but affected by ice and grit

Akaroa Summit Road from Little Akaloa to Okains Bay - open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice updated)

Okains Bay Road from Duvauchelle to Okains Bay - closed

Western Valley Road from Little River to Port Levy - closed

Akaroa Summit Road from Okains Bay to Le Bons Bay - open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice (updated)

Le Bons Bay Road - open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice (updated)

Akaroa Summit Road from Le Bons Bay to Long Bay Road/Cabstand – open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice (updated)

Long Bay Road from Takamatua to Goughs Road - open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice (updated)

Minor hill and rural roads in the Akaroa Inner Harbour - open but affected by slips and fallen debris

Northern and Eastern Bay minor hill and rural roads - open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice (updated)

Kinloch Road / Bossu Road - open but affected by grit and severe snow and ice.

Southern Bays Roads from Magnet Bay to Lands End Road - open to 4WD with chains (updated)

Minor rural roads from Little River to Gebbies Pass - open.

Okains Bay Road between Duvauchelle and Summit Road will be closed to all through traffic due to a large slip. There is a detour available via Long Bay Road or Pidgeon Bay Road.

Camp Bay Road will be closed to all through traffic from Tuesday 20th Aug Due to storm damage construction work.

Motorists are advised to be aware of construction workers and machinery ice gritting and clearing slips, and are advised to take extreme care on the roads.

ENDS

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