Ngaio Gorge landslide update – 4.30pm Monday

· A helicopter is expected to arrive in the gorge to begin sluicing at the landslide site about 4.30pm today. The sluicing aims to bring down loose rock so a 20-tonne excavator can operate safely on the site.

· The stability of the landslide will be reassessed tomorrow morning.

· Motorists are advised that Old Porirua Road, above the slip, is now closed to all through traffic. Residents along the road are still allowed access (downhill only) as are cyclists.

· Motorists are also asked to take care and keep speeds down on alternative routes that have become busy due to the closure of Ngaio Gorge Road. This includes Onslow Road and Wadestown Road – where there have been complaints that vehicles are travelling too fast through the shopping area.

· Ngaio Gorge Road is expected to be closed till at least the end of this week.

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