Severe weather – road closures ** update 4pm Tuesday 26 July 2022**
Despite clearer skies around much of the district today, more roads have been hit by slips and fallen trees.
Despite clearer skies around much of the district today, more roads have been hit by slips and fallen trees. As of 4pm today, 17 roads are down to one lane or have traffic restrictions. Three roads remain closed.
This afternoon a significant slip blocked much of Kaitaia-Awaroa Road while another slip and fallen tree has closed Whangae Road near Kawakawa. That road is expected to reopen by nightfall tonight. A full list of Far North district roads still affected by the severe weather is below.
|
Road |
Status |
Cause |
|
Kohumaru Road (1862) |
Road Closed
|
Slip (Limited access to slip due to downed power lines) |
|
Waiaua Road (3130) |
Road Closed
|
Slip (Will take 2 days to complete overslip removal) |
|
Whangae Road (2554)
|
Road Closed
|
Fallen tree and slip (due to reopen tonight) |
|
Kaitaia-Awaroa Road (2598) |
One lane (light vehicles only) |
Slip (Due to be cleared by Wednesday morning) |
|
Takahue Road (2371) |
One lane only |
Slip. (Overslip to be cleared tomorrow) |
|
Whangaroa Road (2557) |
One lane only |
Slip. (Overslip to be cleared tomorrow) |
|
Hihi Road (1759) |
One lane only |
Slip. (Overslip to be cleared tomorrow) |
|
Kohumaru Road (1862) |
One lane only |
Slip |
|
Wainui Road (2503) |
One lane only |
Slip |
|
Duncan Road (Kaingaroa) (1656) |
One lane only |
Slip |
|
Waimate North Road (2500) |
Passable with caution |
Flooding |
|
Waikare Road (2491) |
Passable with caution |
Flooding |
|
Taheke Road (2359) |
One lane only |
Slip |
|
Waiare Road (2484) |
Passable with caution |
Fallen tree |
|
Oromahoe Road (2092) |
Passable with caution |
Washout (road scouring) |
|
Waiomio Road (Waiomio) (2507) |
Passable with caution |
Washout (road scouring) |
|
Pukewhao Road (2198) |
Passable with caution |
Slip (due to cleared tomorrow) |
|
Otatara Marae Road (2106) |
Passable with caution |
Washout (road scouring) |
|
Whangae Road (2554) |
Passable with caution |
Slip |
|
Maromaku-Towai Road (1953) |
Passable with caution |
Washout (road scouring) |
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Three district roads in the Far North remain closed as of midday today, with one road not due to reopen for days. Contractors estimate it will take two days to clear debris from an overslip on Waiaua Road, while a another overslip on Kohumaru Road should be cleared today. Downed power lines have made it difficult to access a slip on Kohumaru Road, the third road that remains closed today. No timeframe has yet been given for it to be cleared.
A further 11 roads are restricted to one lane or are passable with caution with slips and washouts now the cause for the traffic restrictions. All fallen trees have now been cleared.
|
Road |
Status |
Cause |
|
Kohumaru Road (1862) |
Road Closed
|
Slip (Limited access to slip due to downed power lines) |
|
Waiaua Road (3130)
|
Road Closed
|
Slip (Will take 2 days to complete overslip removal) |
|
Kohumaru Road (1862)
|
Road Closed
|
Slip (Due to complete overslip removal today) |
|
Kaitaia-Awaroa Road (2598) |
One lane only |
Fallen tree removed. Road shoulder to be cleared. |
|
Takahue Road (2371) |
One lane only |
Slip. (Overslip to be cleared tomorrow) |
|
Whangaroa Road (2557) |
One lane only |
Slip. (Overslip to be cleared tomorrow) |
|
Hihi Road (1759) |
One lane only |
Slip. (Overslip to be cleared tomorrow) |
|
Wainui Road (2503) |
One lane only |
Slip |
|
Waimate North Road (2500) |
Passable with caution |
Flooding |
|
Waikare Road (2491) |
Passable with caution |
Flooding |
|
Taheke Road (2359) |
One lane only |
Slip |
|
Waiare Road (2484) |
Passable with caution |
Slip |
|
Oromahoe Road (2092) |
Passable with caution |
Washout (road scouring) |
|
Waiomio Road (Waiomio) (2507) |
Passable with caution |
Washout (road scouring) |
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A total of 25 Far North district roads have been impacted by severe weather that hit Northland over the past two days. Of those five remain closed to traffic and another eight are down to one lane or are passable with caution. Contractors are working to have roads reopened as quickly as possible and will be assessing sites affected by slips while there is a break in the rain. Between Sunday and early this morning, parts of the Far North received well over 100mm of rain, with Kaeo and Ōtiria both receiving 143.5mm. Meanwhile, at Touwai at Weta (coastal Kaeo – Whangaroa) received 176.5mm.
|
Road |
Status |
Cause |
|
Mangatoetoe Road (1936) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Kohumaru Road (1862) |
Road closed |
Slip |
|
Duncan Road (Kaingaroa) (1656) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Kaimaumau Road (1838) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Kaitaia-Awaroa Road (2598) |
One lane only |
Fallen tree |
|
Paponga Road (2129) |
Road closed |
Fallen tree |
|
Takahue Road (2371) |
One lane only |
Slip |
|
Whangaroa Road (2557) |
One lane only |
Slip |
|
Church Road (Kaitaia) (1596) |
Road open |
Flooding |
|
Waiaua Road (3130) |
Road closed |
Slip |
|
Rangihamama Road (2226) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Upokorau Road (2471) |
Road closed |
Slip and fallen tree |
|
Manawaora Road (1924) |
Road passable with caution |
Fallen tree |
|
Waimate North Road (2500) |
Road passable with caution |
Flooding |
|
Old Bay Road (2068) |
Road passable with caution |
|
|
Waikare Road (2491) |
One lane only |
Fallen tree and flooding |
|
Signals Road (2313) |
TBC |
|
|
Taheke Road (2359) |
One lane only |
Slip |
|
Waiare Road (2484) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Hupara Road (East) (3051) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Kapiro Road (1825) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Opito Bay Road (2084) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Pipiwai Road (2164) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Koropewa Road (1872) |
Road open |
Fallen tree |
|
Otiria Road (2109) |
Road closed |
Flooding |
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