Monsoon buckets have been used today to dislodge areas of rockface that appear to have been weakened by the large slip over the weekend at the Waioeka Gorge, says the NZTA.
The Waioeka Gorge between Opotiki and Gisborne could remain closed for a month says the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) after preliminary inspections identified yesterdays slip could be ten times larger than the 10,000 cubic metres that came down on Friday.
The NZ Transport Agency says state highways in the Auckland and Northland region remain open, but it is advising drivers to take care because of continuing strong gusts of wind.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising people to drive with care on highways and roads in Auckland and Northland this weekend because of extreme weather conditions.
The NZ Transport Agency has started work on the fifth bench at the Manawatu Gorge slip site, and has determined that it will be the final bench before work begins clearing the slip and repairing the road and bridges beneath the slip material.
Key organisations and speakers from New Zealand and overseas will meet at a national seminar focusing on road incident management on New Zealand's state highway network. The seminar will be held in Rotorua on March 5 and 6.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has uploaded a range of new resources on the official website for information on upcoming changes to New Zealand's give way rules - www.giveway.govt.nz, including an interactive quiz and a new computer 'drive through' animation illustrating how the two new rules will work.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that from Thursday morning at 6.30am, the new clearways on State Highway 1 at Mana Esplanade will be in effect during peak hours.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding drivers that tolls on the Northern Gateway Toll Road (NGTR) on State Highway 1 north of Auckland will increase this Thursday, 1 March, for all vehicles using the highway.
The NZ Transport Agency has kicked off a week of resealing in the Taranaki region, and is reminding motorists to exercise great care through roadworks sites and keep their speeds down.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding young and novice drivers that new practical driving tests coming into force today (27 February) will be much more challenging and harder to pass than current tests.
Despite a week of challenging weather conditions at the Manawatu Gorge, the fourth bench at the massive slip site is nearly finished, and crews are expected the begin work on the milestone fifth bench next week.
The NZ Transport Agency says road works in the Waikato are hitting high gear, after works were deferred late last year to make sure that traffic flowed smoothly during the Rugby World Cup and during the extended period of bad weather which followed afterwards.