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State Highway 73 Update
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February 2017 | SOUTHERN REGION
State Highway 73
Update, Lower Otira Gorge slip, highway open
overnight
NZ Transport Agency crews cleaned up highways on the West Coast today after last night and this morning’s heavy rain – 240 mm over 24 hours in South Westland.
Further work restoring the highway network will continue over the next two days.
The slip at Deception Point on the Lower Otira Gorge, State Highway 73, released a further 3,000 cubic metres of debris earlier today but has stabilised this afternoon as rain eased.
From 7 pm tonight (Wednesday, 1 February) to 7 am Thursday (2 February), the highway will be open with single lane traffic at the slip site controlled by priority Give Way signs. Drivers should be patient and expect short delays, says Transport Agency Journey Manager Lee Wright.
The ten minute, hourly openings at the slip site will resume at 7 am tomorrow(Thursday) morning and the regime of openings will be reviewed Thursdayafternoon.
The Transport Agency thanks all drivers for taking care while this slip area is made safe.
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