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SH94 Milford Road 2022-23 Summer Works programme

Sensor upgrade and maintenance underway on a weather station at Mount Belle above the Milford Road.
Avalanche and weather monitoring equipment maintenance on Mount Crosscut hut, on the Eastern side of the Homer Tunnel.
Weather station and radio equipment maintenance and upgrade high above the Milford Road on Consolation peak.
Asphalt cutting ahead of the sealing of a new lane (3rd lane) leading to the Homer Tunnel for increased vehicle safety and capacity.
Upgrade and maintenance of traffic cameras and weather equipment beside SH94 in the Hollyford Valley.
The final retaining wall is finished alongside the Hollyford River on SH94, completing the 2020 flood damage repair project.
Pre cast concrete modules being used to build a new underground plant and equipment room at the eastern entrance to the Homer Tunnel.
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September 2020

Placing mesh as part of highway retaining wall repairs at East Gate about 20km from the Milford Sound.
Restoring a large retaining wall near East Gate
A newly completed retaining wall at Falls Creek complete with safe off-highway parks
Repair crews working on a washed out section of highway between the Hollyford Valley turn-off and Homer Tunnel
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August 2020

Retaining wall repairs at Hollyford River - 19 August 2020
This area is on top of the new retaining wall at Falls creek - 28 August 2020
A digger operator placing protective rocks and working on returning the river bed back to its normal course - 28 August 2020
The placement of mesh and fabric to stop lose material coming away from a slope - 28 August 2020
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Storm repair work - February 2020

Sealing the road – February 2020
New sealing work in the Raspberry Creek area between the Lower Hollyford Road turn-off and Milford Sound – 4 March 2020
Work is being done on lower Hollyford Road – February 2020
Installing new signs – February 2020
Work being done on Hollyford Road – February 2020
Temporary barrier - February 2020
Inspecting the storm damaged retaining wall at Hollyford River – 21 February 2020
Retaining wall being repaired at Hollyford River – February 2020
Inspecting the damage. Image courtesy of Tess Brunton, Radio NZ - 21 February 2020
Flood repairs in progress in the Hollyford Valley – 21 February 2020
Vehicles queue at Cascade Creek on SH94 for the bus convoy – 21 February 2020
Forks bridge repair works – 11 February 2020
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Storm damage - February 2020

Forks Bridge area about 1.5 km from the Homer Tunnel - 3 February 2020
Flooding near Milford Sound - 3 February 2020
The full force of the rain storm in the Hollyford Valley - 3 February 2020
Floods over powering the highway between the Homer Tunnel and Milford Sound - 3 February 2020
A floods washout a section of highway between the Homer Tunnel and Milford Sound - 3 February 2020
Flood debris over the highway looking toward Milford Sound - 3 February 2020
Road asphalt ripped up by flooding near Milford Sound - 3 February 2020
Flooding at Falls Creek - 3 February 2020
Flood waters attack highway retaining walls in the Hollyford Valley - 3 February 2020
Flood water across the highway near the Hollyford Road turn-off - 3 February 2020
An area called The Sinks about 2.5 km from the Homer Tunnel east side - 3 February 2020
Water and debris fromthe flood - 3 February 2020
SH94 Te Anau Milford slip at Lake Gunn - 3 February 2020
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Avalanches - August 2009

Digger and dozer clearing snow near the eastern tunnel portal - 4 August 2009
Cleddau avalanche site after 25kg of explosive was dropped from a helicopter - 4 August 2009
Snow blocked western portal Homer Tunnel - 4 August 2009
Homer tunnel eastern entrance buried in snow - 4 August 2009
Snow bombing techniques were used to bring down unstable snow in a controlled way - 4 August 2009
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SH94 Milford Road

Vehicles at Eastern Portal of Homer Tunnel
This kea, a mountain parrot, is a Homer Tunnel local resident
Driving on Milford Road
Vehicles at the western entrance to Homer Tunnel
A freshly sealed section of the Hollyford Road
Slip clearing near Lake Fergus on SH94
Homer Tunnel on Milford Road
The Milford Road winds its way through prehistoric valleys towards Milford Sound
Summer time near Homer Tunnel
Milford Sound weather station: 22km away from Consolation Peak
SH94 Milford Sound sign
Entering the Homer Tunnel
Mitre Peak in Fiordland National Park
Mitre Peak in Fiordland National Park
A section of SH94 leading to the eastern entrance to the Homer Tunnel
Checking avalanche control equipment in the mountains around the Homer Tunnel
This kea is one of the mountain top locals
Snow setting in on the Milford Road
The Milford Road threading its way through an alpine valley
Homer Tunnel Control Room
The Eglington Valley is a popular stop on the Milford Road
Concreting work to protect sections of rock wall inside the Homer Tunnel
A piece of equipment used to measure avalanche zone movement
Camper van entering the Homer Tunnel
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