Friday 27 January 2012

Water

Rabbit Island still has large areas of pond water, the water exceeds the recreational bathing water standards and is fenced to exclude the public.

After the original flood event, a shellfish gathering ban was put in place across much of Nelson Tasman region. The only restriction remaining in place on gathering shellfish is from Rangihaeata Head to Separation Pt (Golden Bay) and this expires on Tuesday 31 January.

Latest count of s124 Notices

Tasman District has seen 31 notices. Seven of these have been subsequently been removed.

Nelson has removed 50 s124 Notices; 52 out of an original approx 102 notices remain on affected properties (the approximation is due to the lack of original data during the flurry of activity immediately after the flood event).

EQC has made contact with all applicants as at the afternoon of Friday 27th.

Roads

Abel Tasman Drive Wainui Hill

Abel Tasman Drive at Wainui Hill is now open but drivers are requested to use with extreme caution and expect lengthy delays.

Kokorua Road

Kokorua Road is now open. Drivers are urged to use caution.

Nelson City road closures or limited access

• Cable Bay Road - open to residents and essential services only, traffic lights in place
• Iwa Road – open to one lane only for residents and essential services
• Poynters Crescent – closed

Tasman region incl Golden Bay road closures or limited access

• Aniseed Valley Road – open with speed restrictions and give way sections beyond the hill where the road is narrow and reduced to a single lane.
• Totaranui Road – closed long term - Boat access only
• Awaroa Road – closed long term - Boat access only
• Abel Tasman Drive Wainui Hill - Open but expect lengthy delays
• Pohara Valley Road – open for residents only
• Haile Lane – Open to residents only
• Matenga Road – Open to residents only
• Falconer Road - Open to residents only
• SH 60 open at Bird Hill – still single lane controlled by traffic lights, expect delays

Excerpt from statement by NTZA on status of Totaranui Road:

While Tasman District Council manages Totaranui Road, given its status as a special purpose road it is 100% funded by the NZTA. As such, the NZTA will be funding work to restore access to this area.

We're currently working closely with Tasman District Council to identify a solution for providing reliable public access, and this could involve restoring the existing route or other potential options.

We're looking at this as part of the overall recovery package for the Golden Bay area, which is being funded from the NZTA's Emergency Works fund. It's too early to say when decisions will be made as we're still in the process of weighing up the options.”

Works ongoing status

Scheduled for the week of 31 January:

• Hodgson St - Footpath & road repairs
• Eckington Tce - Various works
• Teal Valley Rd -Slips and water table shaping
• Todd Valley Rd - Culvert clearing
• Aniseed Valley - Culverts clearing
• South St - Pavement repairs
• Whitby Rd - Footpath repair
• Routine sign maintenance and pothole repairs continue

Nelson Tasman Recovery Group

The key priority is the delivery of the draft regional recovery group to the respective Councils early next week. The plan will set action items for each Council to include in the short term and in their respective Long Term Plans.