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Flood Event Update 51: Cable Bay and Wainui Roads Open But Patience Required

Thursday 26 January 2012, 8:04PM

By Tasman District Council

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TASMAN

As the holiday weekend approaches drivers are asked to exercise caution and be patient on the recently opened section of Abel Tasman Drive to Wainui and the road to Cable Bay.

These roads are still not fully restored and have traffic controls and/or heavy machinery on them leading to inevitable delays for drivers.

“We recognize that both of these are attractive destinations over the upcoming holiday weekends and ask people to recognise these roads were heavily affected by December’s rain event,” said Recovery Manager Michael Schruer.

"The Cable Bay Road still has traffic light controls due the single lane in many places. The area of road managed by the lights is long therefore the lights will not change for some time and people need to be patient.

"There have been a number of reports where people have thought the lights are not working because the length of time between changes and have driven against the lights causing dangerous situations and further congestion."

The road to Wainui is open, however as heavy machinery is in use, road users can expect significant delays. Please drive with extreme care.