Convoys in and out of Kaikoura via the inland road (route 70 via Mt Lyford and Waiau) are continuing this week but the NZ Transport Agency advises people they need to continue to register online.
It is also reminding motorists that although the route takes about two hours, in some cases convoys may have short delays along the way around construction sites.
Last Thursday convoys had delays with the wet weather slowing the checks of the route by helicopter however 80 vehicles went north in the morning, and 123 came south in the afternoon.
People should continue to register online and will be advised by text closer to the time if the convoy can go or not, based on safety advice from geotechnical advisors who fly over the route before each departure.
There were no weekend convoys because work crews were forming a deviation around the Whalesback rockfall area,
“Crews also need to permanently reinstate drainage pipes (culverts) closer to the Conway River,” says NZTA regional performance manager Pete Connors.
Each convoy of vehicles reduces by several hours the amount of available time for heavy machinery to make progress.
NZTA is aiming for a return to two-way, daytime access along Route 70/ the Mt Lyford/ Waiau Road as soon as possible. However, this will be confirmed closer to the date.
Until that change occurs, people who want to get in and out of Kaikoura need to use the convoy system and register online.
