The team from Waikato District Alliance has continued work on the dropout to repair Raglan’s Cambrae Road. Preparing the site for building a concrete mass block sloping retaining wall began on Tuesday 7th. Work on building the wall will began on Wednesday 8th Feb. The large concrete blocks are like giant Lego blocks with knobs on top clicking into holes on the bottom of each block.
By Friday 10th, the Alliance was working on the third level up with the slip area being progressively filled. Supplies of additional blocks are being delivered progressively.
NZTA advises that SH 23 will reopen by 17th February after a temporary bypass road has been built.
The following locations are where Waikato District Alliance (WDA) roading crews are, and what they are doing to address damage to our roads. We are prioritising these areas this week. There will be other areas with damage, there are scheduled in to the work programme for a later date.
- Matahuru Road, Waiterimu – Large slip, single lane cleared over the weekend – road is open for residents only while slip clearing continues.
- Brien Road and Ponganui Road, Onewhero – Slip clearing continues
- Port Waikato – Tuakau Bridge Road – Several areas of Tuakau Bridge-Port Waikato Road still one lane, clear-up continues.
- Cambrae Road, Raglan – Catchpit has been blocked on one side of the slip to try and prevent water from going into the road pavement. Retaining wall is being installed this week.
- Rotowaro Road, Huntly– Clearing slip debris.
- Settlement Road, Aka Aka– Clearing slip debris.
- Makomako Road, south of Raglan – Slip clearing
- Mission Track, Pukekawa – Slip clearing
- Taniwha Road, Waerenga – Clearing large blocked culvert
- Coalfields Road and Kopuku Road, Maramarua – Crack-filling along slip lines
Roads closed by weather damage
- State Highway 23, 1.6km past the intersection with Glentui Lane on the Divvy
Road closed until further notice, follow detour via Ohautira Rd, Waingaro Rd through to Ngaruawahia. NZTA advises: SH23 Raglan Deviation: Cracking and slumping has occurred at a section of road approximately 1.6km west of Glentui Lane. The site is active and continuing to move, as such the road is closed to traffic. A temporary road is being constructed to allow vehicles to pass the affected area, and this will be open by the end of next week. In a separate area of the Deviation, asphalt resurfacing work continues this week. - Old Mountain Road, Waitetuna
Closed to through traffic, residents’ access only - Matahuru Road, Waiterimu
Closed to through traffic - Swan Access Road, Raglan
Closed due to dropout. - Cambrae Road, Raglan
Closed due to slip from No. 15 to Bayview Road