The Crown Range Road between Queenstown and Wanaka is
currently closed due to the extreme danger of rock fall on
the Queenstown side caused by today’s heavy
rain.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) contractors
have closed the road at the junction of Crown Range Road and
State Highway 6 near Arrowtown (the bottom of the
switchbacks leading up to Crown Terrace), and also near the
junction of Cardrona Valley Road and Riverbank Road just
south of Wanaka township.
Residents of Crown Terrace still
have access as far as Eastbourne Road. Residents of Cardrona
and visitors still have access from Wanaka as far as
Cardrona township.
Anyone wishing to travel between
Queenstown and Wanaka should take State Highway 6 via
Cromwell and allow more time for their journey due to
ongoing roadworks in the Kawarau Gorge.
An update is
expected by 7.00pm this evening but it is highly likely the
road will remain closed overnight until a full geotechnical
inspection has taken place. Further updates will be posted
on the QLDC website (www.qldc.govt.nz), Facebook page
(@QLDCInfo) and also provided to local
media.
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