Wednesday, 21 February 2018 - 5:40am |
Wellington

SH1 closed between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki (+PHOTOS)

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Damage to SH1
Damage to SH1

Wellington Police are warning motorists that State Highway One is closed between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki after it sustained weather damage overnight.

The road was closed around 12:30am this morning as the high tide was washing across both lanes.

As seen in the photos attached, there has been damage to the road and this needs to be further assessed.

The Paekakariki Hill Road is available as a detour for light vehicles only, this detour can add up to 30 minutes to your travel time.

However, there are already some further delays as southbound traffic which has been stopped at the road closure overnight is backed up past the turn off to Paekakariki Hill Road.

Plans at this stage are to reopen the southbound lane of SH1 as soon as possible, but the northbound lane will need to be assessed in daylight.

We ask that motorists avoid travel until a further update can be provided.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre

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