Brynderwyns update: Our reopening of State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills will be delayed by a number of weeks due to an active slip.

We were scheduled to fully reopen SH1 on 13 May 2024, but due to a slip at the site where we're working to repair the road damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, this is no longer possible. The slip occurred over the weekend at Kauri Tree Corner (zone F) on a slope roadworkers were working to stabilise.

Click here to see the video from 30 April. The slip is still moving with a substantial amount of material falling. We're urgently doing geotechnical assessments to determine our approach to stabilising the hillside based on this new slip. We can then continue our repairs to shore up the road for winter and provide resilience in the short to medium term.

We know this isn't the news anyone wants to hear, but we need to fix this before we can safely reopen the road. Everyone wants the road opened as soon as possible, and we're committed to completing these vital recovery works ahead of winter to ensure the road is safe and reliable.

We're still in the early stages of assessing the best solution, and we'll confirm more details as soon as we can. We appreciate how frustrating this is for everyone affected by the closure, and also for the roadworkers who've worked so hard to keep to schedule.