Current State of Akaroa Rd

**Hads** · 2nd November 2017, 16:51

Thought you may be interested, the Akaroa Rd seems to be getting lots of roadworks at the moment, so large patches on road with gravel. There was a large section of stop go this afternoon.

**SVboy** · 2nd November 2017, 18:22

Booooooo! Anything on the hill? It was just the flat on both sides last night.

**Hads** · 2nd November 2017, 18:38

Originally Posted by SVboy

Booooooo! Anything on the hill? It was just the flat on both sides last night.

They resurfaced the bit leading into Barry's bay going to Akaroa, looks to have improved though in the week since done.

**Berries** · 2nd November 2017, 22:06

If anyone is interested they cleaned up the gravel on the old back road to Fairfield the other night.

**rastuscat** · 3rd November 2017, 10:46

And yet people still dress like Rossi and ride it like it's the Nurburgring.

**mulletman** · 3rd November 2017, 15:09

Birdlings flat straight is fresh and a bit more a few corners after towards Little river, the piece into and along Barrys bay isnt to bad now.

**Hads** · 3rd November 2017, 18:16

13th Corner after passing lane on outside looks like it has been resurfaced, going from cooptown to hilltop

**SVboy** · 3rd November 2017, 18:38

Originally Posted by Hads

13th Corner after passing lane on outside looks like it has been resurfaced, going from cooptown to hilltop

Now this information is gold, thank you.

**ellipsis** · 3rd November 2017, 21:46

...1500 cars, trucks and trailers tomorrow will have it sorted...just like always...then in three weeks it will be just like it was two months ago...

**AllanB** · 4th November 2017, 19:03

Originally Posted by ellipsis

...1500 cars, trucks and trailers tomorrow will have it sorted...just like always...then in three weeks it will be just like it was two months ago...

It really fucks me off that they cannot make a decent road surface. FFS. What a waste of rates.

**rastuscat** · 7th November 2017, 05:36

Originally Posted by Hads

13th Corner after passing lane on outside looks like it has been resurfaced, going from cooptown to hilltop

What ever happened to a decent surface appraisal before hurtling around a corner?

Do we really need to talk about roads as if they are race tracks?

When they aren't?

**FJRider** · 7th November 2017, 06:39

Originally Posted by SVboy

Now this information is gold, thank you.

Resurfaced does not mean it will be better than it was ... or better (or worse) in the near future.

Any road can (at best) be only hoped to be ... as good as the last time you rode it. This can be confirmed only by you ... when you ride it.

**FJRider** · 7th November 2017, 06:41

Originally Posted by Hads

13th Corner after passing lane on outside looks like it has been resurfaced, going from cooptown to hilltop

Unlucky for some ... maybe .. ??

**Asher** · 7th November 2017, 14:58

Went over on Saturday and couldn't believe how bad some parts of the road were.
Stupid roading contractor's taking down works signs while the road was still covered in gravel is just asking to kill someone. Saw an older 990 Duke had gone down not far in front of me.