A slip across a section of Helena Bay Hill has been cleared but it may take a bit longer to stabilise.
Contractors using two trucks and a digger worked for most of yesterday and council staff hoped the road would be opened to two lanes late in the day.
Whangarei District Council roading manager Jeff Devine said the slip was of medium size and, once the slip was cleared away, an assessment of the road and site would be done to see what remedial work was required.
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Peter Brown, of The Gallery and Cafe Helena Bay Hill, said he had been phoned and alerted to the slip which he understood had come down about 8.30am yesterday.