Nelson - Rocks Road Closed Today - City flooding

 

Rocks Road closed for part of the day today

The weather in Nelson and Tasman overnight has been extremely bad with heavy rain and strong winds. Now with high tide coming SH6 along Rocks Rd is closed like parts of SH6 on the West Coast.

There is flooding in Nelson as Council advises below.

This part of SH6 has been a problem for Nelson commuters for years. 

Nelson City Council has just announced that "Rocks Road SH6 is closed today, Thurs 3 Feb until 2pm due to significant wave height caused by the wet weather and tide conditions. 

"The No2 bus between Nelson + Richmond via Tahunanui will not run during this time and will operate along Route 1 instead via Bishopdale as well as the regular No1 buses."

Wild sea along Rocks Road. R. Therkleson

The detour will be:

Northbound traffic, turn right onto Whakatu Dr, continue onto Waimea Rd, onto Rutherford St, right onto Halifax St, left onto Trafalgar St and then right back onto SH6. Reverse for southbound.

Please note this detour is not suitable for heavy vehicles.

Traffic may be held up like when there was a sinkhole on Main Road Stock a few months ago.

Traffic jam when Main Rd Stock was closed

Nelson City Flooding

Nelson City Council advises that "please be aware that rain and higher than usual tides are expected around midnight and midday each day for the rest of this week and has the potential to lead to surface flooding in some areas, as seawater rises through the stormwater system."

The areas that can be affected include:

• Wakatu Carpark

• QEII Drive underpass

• Paru Paru Rd

• Vanguard St

• Gloucester St

• Tahaki St (Countdown/Elma Turner Library Carpark)

The Council will have signage in place, but please be aware of this risk.

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