The New Zealand Transport Agency is moving to alleviate another threat to Hawke's Bay's main roads at a potential dropout site on State Highway 2 between Raupunga and Wairoa.
NZTA Hawke's Bay/Gisborne system management manager Wayne Oldfield confirmed the potential of dropouts on State Highway 2 is being investigated in an area about 500 metres north of Raupunga and NTZA is "talking with" local landowners.
He said some movement of the cliff face has been detected but, while it is slow, the agency is "taking a proactive approach to try to mitigate any potential problems."
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One local said there had been some talk of possibly rerouting the road. There is no sign of the problem on the highway and no road-user warnings are in place, but the movement is clear at the side of the road looking over the Mohaka River.