1012 days ago

Flooding Alerts Wairarapa

Thanks More Fm Wairarapa for the following information. Will update when we can.
Stay safe out there.
Please stay home if you can.

What a night! Please note the following closures as at 8.30am
The following are closed until further notice. There is surface flooding in many parts of the region please avoid travel where possible.

MASTERTON
Mataikona Road at Front Hill, slips and flooding at Sandy Bay. Closure located at Crump Subdivision Road.

Bluff Rangitumau Road at double bridges, slips

Paierau Road at Loopline Road and Kibblewhite Road closed due to water braking the banks of the Waipoua river, flooding issue

Matahiwi Road between Kibblewhite and Budd Road

Budd Road

Upper Plain Road (between Evans Road and Skeets Road) Flooding & Scouring issues

Masterton Stronvar Road between Mad Mile and Te Parae Road, tree down across the road

Colombo Road Bridge, request by police to close due to sever high water flow on the Waipoua River

Masterton Castlepoint Road, just after Adams Peak Road – big tree down across road

Single lane closures in place where contractors are working to clear slip material.

Opaki Kaiparoro Road at 1km past Bluff Rangitumau Intersection

MikiMiki Road at the 4 km mark culver blocked and flooding across road

There are localised Flooding within the township areas of Masterton, these are signed and monitored accordingly.
Kippenberger Street
Allenby Street
Colombo Road
Te OreOre Road at intersection to Gordon Street
Judds Road
Ions Street
Elton Grove
Third Street, Ngati Te Korou reserve pond has burst it’s banks and is flooding the road

CARTERTON

- Kokotau Rd Closed at Ruamahaunga River Bridge

- Dalefield Rd Closed at Lincoln Rd Intersection

-Lincoln Rd Closed At Dalefield Rd Intersection

-Brooklyn Rd Closed at Lincoln Rd

-Mannings Rd Closed at Brooklyn Rd

-Matarawa Rd Closed at SH 2

NO REPORT Received FROM SOUTH WAIRARAPA as yet

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