Cyclone Gita update: Road closures and conditions – 1:30pm, Wed 22 February
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists of the following closures and restrictions affecting several state
highways following Cyclone Gita. The latest information is below:
SH 1Peketa to Goose BayNorth CanterburyRoad ClosedSlips, Rockfalls and Heavy RainSH 1Mangamaunu to ClarenceNorth CanterburyRoad ClosedSlips, Rockfalls and Heavy RainSH 1HundaleeNorth CanterburyRoad ClosedSlipSH 60Riwaka to TakakaNelsonRoad ClosedFallen Trees and FloodingSH 73Kumara Junction to JacksonsWest CoastRoad ClosedStrong WindsSH 79GeraldineSouth CanterburyRoad ClosedDrop OutSH 1Pukerua Bay to PaekakarikiWellingtonRoad Open - RestrictionsDebris and Sea SwellsSH 8Alexandra to MiltonCentral OtagoLane ClosedFloodingSH 1TimaruSouth CanterburyRoad OpenFloodingSH 1Timaru to GlenavySouth CanterburyRoad OpenSurface WaterSH 1Pukeuri to Oamaru NorthCoastal OtagoRoad OpenSurface WaterSH 2Rimutaka HillWellingtonRoad OpenStrong WindsSH 6Westport to GreymouthWest CoastRoad OpenStrong WindsSH 6Haast to KingstonCentral OtagoRoad OpenFloodingSH 77Ashburton to Rakaia GorgeCentral OtagoRoad OpenSurface WaterSH 8Lindis Pass to Raes JunctionCentral OtagoRoad OpenFloodingSH 8Burkes Pass to WashdykeSouth CanterburyRoad OpenFloodingSH 82WaimateSouth CanterburyRoad OpenFloodingSH 82Waimate to KurowSouth CanterburyRoad OpenSurface WaterSH 83Duntroon to PukeuriCoastal OtagoRoad OpenSuface WaterSH 85Kyeburn to AlexandraCentral OtagoRoad OpenFloodingSH 94Te Anau to MossburnSouthlandRoad OpenSurface Water
Further updates to follow.
The latest severe weather information is available at http://www.metservice.com/warnings/severe-weather-warnings. For emergency and disaster updates visit www.civildefence.govt.nz
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