Ruapehu locals bracing for long-term closure of SH4

From Morning Report, 8:44 am on 9 October 2019

Ruapehu district businesses and health services and are bracing for the long-term closure of the main highway between Whanganui and Raetihi. A large chunk of the road collapsed last week, with detours adding at least an hour to travelling times . The Transport Agency says the area is still highly unstable and how to fix the problem is yet to be decided. Chen Liu reports.

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