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Retired roading contractor George Batistich last week called on Kaipara District Council to make good a promise from “generations ago” to fix Oruawharo Road.
Batistich, 73, said residents were given assurances that royalties from forestry would be spent on the road.
“We’re still waiting,” he said. “The road is in a helluva mess. There are seven to nine sets of culverts on the road, but only three are working so you can imagine what happens when we get all this rain.
“Sometimes we have to turn around and go home. I’ve put on two new tyres and had two punctures already. It’s not cheap.
“We’re being told ‘watch this space … something is going to be done’, but we’re still waiting.”
Batistich was particularly critical of council contractors.
Deputy Mayor Jason Larsen says it was a message that they [council] was hearing about a lot of contractors.
“Some major changes need to be made,” he said.
Oruawharo Road is a 6.56 kilometre road that runs between Topuni and the Kaipara Harbour.
