New slip activity on Lemons Hill closes SH11 tonight
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 8:44 pm Press Release: NZTA
State Highway 11 past Lemons Hill in the Bay of
Islands is closed tonight by new slip activity.
There
are reports of a tree and other material on the road, but it
won’t be possible to make an assessment until the morning.
It’s not clear at this stage how long the road will be
closed, says the Transport Agency’s Northland System
Manager Jacqui Hori-Hoult.
Road crews were due to open
the road to two-way traffic today following months of work
to stabilise the hillside after heavy rain brought down a
huge slip in February. The road has been open under stop/go
traffic management to one lane traffic in recent weeks.
While the road is closed, motorists will have to use the
alternative route via State Highways 1, 10 and 11. Drivers
should allow up to 30 minutes extra for the journey between
Kawakawa and Paihia.
The Transport Agency thanks motorists
for their continued patience as we work to repair Lemon's
Hill and reopen
SH11.
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