The Waioeka Gorge will remain closed today until the bad weather passes, New Zealand Transport Agency says.
The gorge, between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne, was closed in both directions yesterday as a safety precaution.
The road was re-opened on June 30 but limited to daylight hours after a rockfall blocked the East Coast route on June 24.
NZTA said a safety assessment would be performed and a decision as to an opening time would be made, however the slip site was unlikely to open before midday and with heavy rain forecast, may not open at all today.
