07 March - Rimutaka re-sealing

[jumma]

Just a heads up for those of us on two wheels thinking of hitting the hill this weekend. Take it easy!

New Zealand Police Alert 3:00pm 7 Mar 2008 Wellington

Location of incident: Upper Hutt

Incident type: Resealing of SH2 near Rimutaka Hill

Police have been advised that resealing is taking place on SH2 at the base of the Rimutaka Hill (Upper Hutt side).
Currently there is a 30kph speed restriction in place. This is likely to cause some delays for traffic heading over the Rimutaka's.
Police ask motorists to be patient if there are any delays.
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Issued By: Sergeant Marc Clausen

[MIXONE]

Thanks for the heads up.I guess the Piecock is this weekends option .:2thumbsup

[Trudes]

I rather like it when they stop all the traffic. You cruise up to the front and when the fella turns the go sigh, you go first.... no traffic to pass, Yahhhh!!!
Gravel sucks though, so thanks for the heads up.
Anyone gone over this afternoon/evening want to give us an update as to whether it'll be ok for a blat tomorrow. Cheers ears'

[Sully60]

I wonder how long the new seal will last being layed over all the fucking diesel spilled over that road!:angry2:

[Guitana]

I wonder how long the new seal will last being layed over all the fucking diesel spilled over that road!:angry2:

Yeah we came back over last night and there was fucking deisel everywhere!
Something needs to be done about these fucken truckies not only does it fuck the environment it fucks road bikes too!!!!!!

[Sully60]

Yeah we came back over last night and there was fucking deisel everywhere!
Something needs to be done about these fucken truckies not only does it fuck the environment it fucks road bikes too!!!!!!


Fucked (well not quite) two bikes in very quick succession a few Thursday nights ago. I would like to see if there's a regular culprit.

What side of the road was it own by the way?

[Dino]

Thanks for the heads up Jumma.

[Dadpole]

Friday evening there was a fair bit of loose gravel still. The resealing stops just short of the bridge heading north. If they follow their usual form, the bastards will let the weekend traffic do the sweeping for them as people do 100kph through there.

A word of warning - there was a camera van in the 30 km zone on Thursday and it would have made a fortune.

Regarding the diesel spills. I travel the hill every day and there does not seem to be a regular pattern to the spills. I suspect it could be a firewood truck or a light tradesmans truck. There are a couple that go flat out around every corner and may spill with a full tank. Have not seen any actually losing diesel yet.

[Weaver]

When riding over the part they are resealing around kiatoke, I noticed that alot of humps and bumps in the road. Its going to be a shitter.

The desiel that was spilt on the hill on thursday night was from a B train

[jumma]

Just wondering how the hills looking now? Heading over Saturday evening, and having been a while since I last visited the 'rappa just wondering how many new surprises there are?

Cheers!

[Trudes]

I went back and forth yesterday and apart from the road works at Te Marua (which worked to my advantage as there was a long cue stopped when I arrived, so made my way to the front and had a lovely undisturbed trip up the hill), was all good!! Hubby went over this avo and said the road works were done, just a little loose stuff on the edges.

[jumma]

Cool, thanks for that Mrs KD

[Str8 Jacket]

I went back and forth yesterday and apart from the road works at Te Marua (which worked to my advantage as there was a long cue stopped when I arrived, so made my way to the front and had a lovely undisturbed trip up the hill), was all good!! Hubby went over this avo and said the road works were done, just a little loose stuff on the edges.

You guy's practicing for the Hill Climb?!

[Nasty]

I went back and forth yesterday and apart from the road works at Te Marua (which worked to my advantage as there was a long cue stopped when I arrived, so made my way to the front and had a lovely undisturbed trip up the hill), was all good!! Hubby went over this avo and said the road works were done, just a little loose stuff on the edges.

Cheers for the information .. always nice to go for a trip over and beyond and back!