Traffic was down to one lane after a main carrying river water into a treatment plant burst, causing damage to a busy Whangārei road.
Whangārei District Council contractors were on Whareora Rd yesterday afternoon after the pipe carrying pumped water from the Hatea River to the Whau Valley Treatment Plant burst.
Traffic was down to one lane and WDC expected the burst pipe to be fixed by today and damage to the road in the next few days.
WDC water services manager Andrew Venmore said there has not been any water cuts or disruption to water supply.
"We're using more water from Hatea River at the moment because of low rain and low dam levels. The water main that burst doesn't get used much but that doesn't mean it should burst," he said.
