Riggers fix plywood sheets to the corners of panels on the Victopia apartment building.
One of the busy roads closed outside a central city apartment tower where a 40kg panel blew off in a storm on Thursday is expected to be partially reopened to traffic later today.
The loss of the panel from the Victopia building on the corner of Victoria St West and
Nelson St forced road closures, causing long traffic delays.
Ian Harris, who represents apartment residents, said Victoria St West will be reopened after temporary safety measures are completed on the Victoria St facade of the tower. One lane will remain closed to traffic.
Nelson St is likely to remain closed to traffic until Tuesday at the earliest, he said.
At lunchtime today, riggers working on the Victoria St facade are expected to finish installing plywood sheets on the corners of building panels that engineers have identified as needing reinforcement, Harris said.
