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Wairoa to Napier highway to reopen May 14

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ENROUTE TO REOPENING: The Bailey bridge at Waikare Gorge will be good to go — as will other damaged areas of the highway, including at Devil’s Elbow — from May 14 as access to Napier from Wairoa is restored. Picture supplied

Three months on from the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, State Highway 2 will reopen between Wairoa and Napier on Sunday, May 14.

Work to restore access along the cyclone-damaged stretch of highway has progressed faster than anticipated, with favourable weather helping to accelerate construction of the Waikare Gorge Bailey bridge.

While construction of the bridge has continued, contract...

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