Motorists can now resume their travel using State Highway 14 after the road was temporarily closed off when power lines were brought down by a truck this morning.
Northpower spokeswoman Rachel Wansbone said around 11am an over-height truck travelling to Dargaville through a low-voltage road crossing contacted the power cables, snapping them.
She said during midday their contractors secured the lines to ensure the wires weren’t live and waited until traffic management arrived around 2 pm, so that they could safely fix the power lines.
“We had eight customers who were without power and have done our best to sort it out at the earliest.”
