NPDC Crews Assessing Damage And Keeping Watch As Rain Continues
We continue to monitor the situation with more rain forecasted today and overnight and we advise people to keep up to date with the latest weather conditions on through MetService and NZTA Journey Planner for state highways.
We will update our website (www.npdc.govt.nz) and Facebook page as more information comes to hand.
General
Take care if you're out and about on the roads.
There have been several sewer overflows – please keep of floodwaters due to risk of contamination.
Take care if on the road and drive to the conditions or avoid unnecessary travel.
Our team are on the ground assessing and cleaning up
We will continue monitor the situation throughout the day.
You can find the latest weather forecast from MetService, state highway updates from NZTA or check out Taranaki Emergency Civil Defence for regional updates
Council facilities impacted yesterday. We are still assessing and will update on these as more information comes to hand.
Puke Ariki Library and Museum – is open.
Huatoki Plaza – still closed.
Brooklands Zoo – is open today.
ROADS
Surfacing Flooding – open unless stated otherwise.
Carrington Road – Extensive surfacing flooding along most of the road.
Oxford Road
Norfolk Rd
Hurford Rd -
Stockman/Tikorangi Rd east
Albert Rd.
154 Windsor Rd
12 Pentland Pl
425 Bedford Rd North
Lower Durham Rd
Lower Dudley Rd
Hursthouse Rd
Slips Reported -open unless otherwise stated
415 Barrett Road
Mill Road
42 Govett Ave
22 Frankley Rd, Slip
Okoki Rd- Two slips blocking the road just past Kaka and Okoki Rd intersection.
St Aubyn St –
Mohakatino Rd –closed
Uruit Rd – Small slip at tunnel.
Carrington Rd partially blocking one lane around 12km mark.
Tupoki Rd- Underslip/tommo being assessed
Waitaanga Rd, Closed,
Okau Rd,
Okau Rd, Closed
Matapo Rd, slip partially blocking.
Sewer overflows:
Waitara: Wastewater will be pumped through the marine outfall from about 8:30am on Friday to ease the pressure on the Waitara pump station.
Waitara: An overflow was reported in Jackson Street early Friday.
Inglewood: the oxidation ponds, which started overflowing on Thursday, are still overflowing.
New Plymouth: an overflow was reported near the Boat Shed in Pukekura Park early on Friday.
Please stay out of floodwaters because of the risk of sewage contamination.
STATE HIGHWAYS
SH43 CLOSED (between Whangamona and Taumaranui – although non-essential travel along the entire route is not advised)
SH45 CLOSED at Manaia at the intersection with Inaha Road
SH3 Awakino Gorge CLOSED between Oha Street and Papakauri Road
SH4 Whanganui to Raetihi CLOSED
Crews are monitoring all sites for further damage.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is aware of potholes forming on the state highway network around Taranaki, as a result of the heavy rainfall. Crews are continuing to assess damage.
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