Kopu to Hikuai slip: Contractors clear lane on State Highway 25A

A detour was in place but motorists were asked to avoid the area if possible. Photo / Google Maps

Contractors have cleared a lane of State Highway 25A, Kopu to Hikuai after a major slip shut the road this morning.

The New Zealand Transport Agency reported that one lane had reopened with stop/go traffic management in place at the site.

Earlier, a truck was caught in the debris of the slip that closed a section of the State Highway.

An ambulance crew came across the scene about 6.30am to find a truck stuck within the slip on a section of State Highway 25A, a police spokeswoman said.

She said there were no injuries and contractors had indicated a two-hour wait to retrieve the truck and clear the slip.

The New Zealand Transport Agency reported that the road was closed at 6.45am after a large slip between Kirikiri and Puketai Rds block the entire road.

A detour had been in place.

There had been a smaller scale slip last week at the same place due to bad weather, but it had worsened today.

The road was popular for Coromandel commuters.

#SH25A KOPU-HIKUAI OPEN - FINAL UPDATE: 8:20AM
Contractors have now been able to clear one lane at this slip site and reopen #SH25A with Stop/Go traffic management in place. ^TPhttps://t.co/H6QMJrjhTd

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Waikato/BoP (@WakaKotahiWaiBP) June 29, 2020