The main access road for trucks heading to the Port of Nelson is closed once again. The region has been experiencing heavy rainfall, but Rocks Road which forms part of SH6, has always been a problem as it sits under a cliff at one point. Rocks often fall and block the road, but this now appears serious and all traffic is now prevented from using that route, forcing trucks to go an alternative route through the city of Nelson itself. Clearly, this is not acceptable, and a long term solution has to be found.
It should be noted that the previous Labour government scheduled work to be done, but the current National government cancelled it. That's typical of National, they have a record of hurting Nelson, the most notable example being their scrapping rail and pulling up the tracks. National are vandals.
What could be done with Rocks Road? One way is to pin the cliff face back. While this is done throughout the country, I'm guessing this is not possible in this location as the rock face is full of water and loose material. In other words, it is unstable and stabilising it is probably not economic.
I suggest the government look to build a causeway bridge around the danger zone. There is nothing but rock underneath to sit the bridge on, so building it wouldn't be a problem.
I have just driven past this area, before it closed. Here is a photo taken from almost the exact spot of the rockfall, the photo is looking toward the top 10 rated Tahunanui Beach:
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| Rocks Road Nelson |
The causeway bridge would go around, out over the water and come back at about where the fishing platform can be seen in the above photo:
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| Rocks Road Bridge Nelson |
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| Causeway Bridge |
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