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Flood Damage Being Assessed

Monday 16 July 2012, 1:19PM

By Marlborough District Council

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MARLBOROUGH

Floodwaters are receding in Marlborough but motorists are advised to take particular care driving as damage is still being assessed and in some places slips have reduced roads to one lane.

Drivers using State Highway 6 should watch for flood debris, minor surface flooding, small slips and damage to the road seal.

The Northbank Road and the Kaituna Track are passable but down to one lane.

The rain was very heavy in the Sounds; Queen Charlotte Drive has minor slips only but the Kenepuru Road is reduced to one lane in places. The rain was very heavy in the Rai Valley and damage in the Tunakino Valley and Bulford Road is still being assessed.

Marlborough District Council Assets and Services Manager Mark Wheeler says the job of inspecting rivers and roads is underway now but it will be some time before there is a full picture of the scale of the damage.

However, he says it is not looking anywhere near as severe as the December 2010 floods when the repair bill for roads and stopbanks ran to almost $6M.