Tararua District Mayor Tracey Collis is devastated the Manawatu Gorge won't be opening tomorrow.
"The implications for our businesses in Woodville and motorists is devastating and I'm seeking a meeting with mayors in Manawatu and representatives of Horizons Regional Council and Hawke's Bay Regional Council to consider long-term options for this vital route," she told the Dannevirke News.
"Again people have lost their confidence because they've all been focused on the gorge reopening after a three-week closure.
"That's the crushing part for everyone. They've been focused on making it through and now we don't have a date as to when the gorge road will open."
State Highway 3 through the Manawatu Gorge was shut after a large slip closed both lanes at the Woodville end of the road on April 24.