Page last updated 4.30 pm Tuesday 1 November 2022
Initial Recovery Programme
Approval has been given at the 27 October Council Meeting for the initial recovery programme to use the remaining budget from the July 2021 weather event. These funds have been allocated towards, committed projects, specific priority sites and improved access on French Pass, Kenepuru Road and Queen Charlotte Drive.
Committed Projects
. Torea Road / Barge Access
. Fish Bay Barge Ramp
. Pudneys Barge Ramp
. Waitaria Jetty
. Waihopai Road Realignment
. Limestone Slip Revetment - Awatere Valley
. Maori Ford Bridge - Waihopai Road
. Noels Bridge - Northbank Road
. Castle Creek Bridge- Awatere Valley
. Black Birch Bridge - Awatere Valley
. Cullens Point - Queen Charlotte Drive
. Marlborough Sounds Transport Study
Improved Access
Improving access will include:
. Clearing overslips on the road but not stabilising the slip face
. Clearing drainage channels and opening culvert entries
. Levelling out slumps in the road by applying short sections of gravel surface
. Underslips will be bunded or delineated, they will not be repaired.
The purpose of improved access is to achieve access for a light 4wd vehicle towing a light trailer in fine weather. The road will likely be closed during wet weather until a safety inspection can be completed.
This does not prevent further slips/damage from subsequent rain events.
Improved access locations by zone:
French Pass
. Elaine Bay to French Pass
. Te Towaka – Port Ligar Road
. Rai Valley to Tennyson Inlet
Kenepuru Sound
. Kenepuru Road - Moetapu Bay to Kenepuru Head
. Moetapu Bay Road
Queen Charlotte Drive
. Ngakuta Bay to Picton
Priority Site Locations
Priority sites are those that preliminary investigations have indicated are required to preserve the integrity of the network.
Awatere Valley Road
Limestone to Molesworth
French Pass
. Rai Valley to Okiwi Bay
. Elaine Bay to French Pass
Kenepuru Sound
. Kenepuru Head to Raetihi
. Crail Bay- Elie Bay Road
Port Underwood Road
. Karaka Point to Whatamango Bay
. Port Underwood to Tom Cane’s Bay
Queen Charlotte Drive
. Havelock to Linkwater
. Aussie Bay to Shakespeare Bay
