Dome slip repair finished

The slope stabilisation solution cost around $1.4 million and included installing about 100 7.5m-long soil nails and 150 six-metre long rock dowels. Plus, 770 cubic metres of slope stabilisation was used over the crest of the slope and on the main slip face. A slope stabilisation system has been built on State Highway 1 in the Dome as a permanent repair to a major slip that closed the road after Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) regional manager transport services Stephen Collett says that initially, a low temporary steel barrier was installed at the si...