Slip At Lyell, Upper Buller Gorge, SH6, Highway To Be Reassessed Midday Tomorrow
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 10:30 am Press Release: NZTA
Highway maintenance crews continue to clear an active (ie
still occurring) slip at Lyell on the Upper Buller Gorge,
SH6, says Moira Whinham, Maintenance Contract Manager for
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency on the West Coast.
The
highway has been closed since Sunday when torrential weather
set off the slip with a subsequent detour into Westport via
state highways 65, 7 and 69 (see map below and
link).
“The slip continues to be highly active with
ongoing wet weather. We have maintenance crews working on
site to clear and monitor the slip and will reopen the
highway to single lane traffic as soon as it is safe to do
so,” says Miss Whinham.
“We will assess conditions
again Friday morning, and provide an update Friday at midday
to confirm our ongoing actions. Once we are able to open the
road, openings will be restricted to daylight hours, 8am to
5pm to allow us to monitor any activity over the
day.
“We may need to maintain this schedule for a
week or so until slip activity has decreased,” says Miss
Whinham.
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