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State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier open all hours

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State Highway 2 snakes up from Devils Elbow. The road opened to daytime traffic two weeks ago, and from yesterday, is now open 24 hours, seven days a week. The stretch of highway between Wairoa and Napier, a crucial link for Tairāwhiti and Wairoa, suffered the most destruction in Cyclone Gabrielle, with damage to around 100 sites. Picture supplied

State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier will be open around the clock from today, said Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.

That stretch of highway suffered the most destruction as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle, with damage to around 100 sites, including the Devils Elbow and Waikare Gorge bridge.

Following completion of the Waikare Gorge Bailey bridge, the highway opened to daytime traffic a fortn...

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