People travelling from Whangārei to Dargaville via State Highway 14 are being advised of delays.
People travelling from Whangārei to Dargaville via State Highway 14 are being advised of delays.
Motorists can now resume their travel using State Highway 14 after the road was temporarily closed off when power lines were brought down by a truck this morning.
Northpower spokeswoman Rachel Wansbone said around 11am an over-height truck travelling to Dargaville through a low-voltage road crossing contacted the power cables,snapping them.
She said during midday their contractors secured the lines to ensure the wires weren’t live and waited until traffic management arrived around 2 pm, so that they could safely fix the power lines.
“We had eight customers who were without power and have done our best to sort it out at the earliest.”
The road was closed for an hour after the power company had a brief consultation with Waka Kotahi Transport Agency so that their workers could safely fix the overhead lines and restore the power.
The spokesperson said the roads were reopened at 3pm after the fix.
