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Cyclone Cook weather and roading update #12 – 6am

Cyclone Cook weather and roading update #12 – 6am

(Ex-Tropical) Cyclone Cook passed the east of the Coromandel Peninsula without making landfall. The forecast shows we will continue to have a few showers and Northwesterlies (strong in exposed places) during the Easter long weekend in the Coromandel.

MetService says “The centre of Cyclone Cook lay close to Rotorua at 8pm Thursday and is expected move southwards reaching Wairarapa in the early hours of Friday morning. The system is then expected to continue tracking south along the South Island east coast, or just offshore to the east, during Friday.”

“The Coromandel is open for business,” says Civil Defence Controller, Garry Towler.

Mr Towler will be giving a live update at 7am on
www.facebook.com/ThamesCoromandelDistrictCouncil.

There are still slips and some surface flooding on various roads across the Coromandel with road works and traffic management in place so please, expect delays and drive with caution.

"Weather and road conditions can change rapidly so check current conditions before you travel. If you do travel, allow extra time for your journey," says NZ Transport Agency Highways Manager, Niclas Johansson.

Roading:

Local Council Roads:

· Te Kouma - open to one lane in various places

· Colville Road – open to one lane in various places

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· Waiomu Valley Road Ford is impassable due to flooding

· Victoria Creek No.2 Ford is impassable due to flooding

· Kauaeranga Road closed beyond the Visitor Centre and will be closed completely from 12 noon today 13/4

· Black Jack Road (on Opito Bay Hill) is now clear

State Highway network:

· SH25 - Thames Coast Road – (Thames to Coromandel) closed. The road between Tararu and The 309 Road is closed (open to emergency services only). Please avoid this area. Northbound traffic is advised to use SH25a to Whitianga, continuing on to Coromandel. South traffic advised the same in reverse.

Check our TCDC Facebook page for the latest updates on district roads, check NZTA’s website for State Highways , and go to www.metservice.com for the latest weather forecast.

The Whitianga Ferry has resumed normal service.

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