NPDC crews are out and about assessing and cleaning up damage following yesterday’s deluge which has caused widespread flooding across the district, impacting roads, parks and wastewater networks.

We continue to monitor the situation with more rain forecasted today and overnight and we advise people to keep up to date with the latest weather conditions on through MetService and NZTA Journey Planner for state highways.

We will update our website (www.npdc.govt.nz) and Facebook page as more information comes to hand.

General

• Take care if you’re out and about on the roads.
• There have been several sewer overflows – please keep of floodwaters due to risk of contamination.
• Take care if on the road and drive to the conditions or avoid unnecessary travel.
• Our team are on the ground assessing and cleaning up
• We will continue monitor the situation throughout the day.
• You can find the latest weather forecast from MetService, state highway updates from NZTA or check out Taranaki Emergency Civil Defence for regional updates

Council facilities impacted yesterday. We are still assessing and will update on these as more information comes to hand.

• Puke Ariki Library and Museum – is open.
• Huatoki Plaza – still closed.
• Brooklands Zoo – is open today.

ROADS
Surfacing Flooding – open unless stated otherwise.

• Carrington Road – Extensive surfacing flooding along most of the road.
• Oxford Road
• Norfolk Rd
• Hurford Rd -
• Stockman/Tikorangi Rd east
• Albert Rd.
• 154 Windsor Rd
• 12 Pentland Pl
• 425 Bedford Rd North
• Lower Durham Rd
• Lower Dudley Rd
• Hursthouse Rd

Slips Reported -open unless otherwise stated

• 415 Barrett Road
• Mill Road
• 42 Govett Ave
• 22 Frankley Rd, Slip
• Okoki Rd- Two slips blocking the road just past Kaka and Okoki Rd intersection.
• St Aubyn St –
• Mohakatino Rd –closed
• Uruit Rd – Small slip at tunnel.
• Carrington Rd partially blocking one lane around 12km mark.
• Tupoki Rd- Underslip/tommo being assessed
• Waitaanga Rd, Closed,
• Okau Rd,
• Okau Rd, Closed
• Matapo Rd, slip partially blocking.

Sewer overflows:

• Waitara: Wastewater will be pumped through the marine outfall from about 8:30am on Friday to ease the pressure on the Waitara pump station.
• Waitara: An overflow was reported in Jackson Street early Friday.
• Inglewood: the oxidation ponds, which started overflowing on Thursday, are still overflowing.
• New Plymouth: an overflow was reported near the Boat Shed in Pukekura Park early on Friday.

Please stay out of floodwaters because of the risk of sewage contamination.

STATE HIGHWAYS

• SH43 CLOSED (between Whangamona and Taumaranui – although non-essential travel along the entire route is not advised)
• SH45 CLOSED at Manaia at the intersection with Inaha Road
• SH3 Awakino Gorge CLOSED between Oha Street and Papakauri Road
• SH4 Whanganui to Raetihi CLOSED

Crews are monitoring all sites for further damage.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is aware of potholes forming on the state highway network around Taranaki, as a result of the heavy rainfall. Crews are continuing to assess damage.

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