Power outages and road closures around Christchurch, Sumner, Port Hills and Lyttelton - update
Released 24 Feb 2011
North Canterbury
Power outages:
Electricity supplies are slowly being reconnected to areas with anecdotal reports that several more areas, such as the northern suburb of Redwood, have been reconnected to power today. It should be noted that electricity supplier Orion has been reported as saying they are looking for areas which will provide "bang for buck".
It is unlikely areas with significant damage will be reconnected in the short term.
For a map of areas which are still without power as of Wednesday afternoon, click here.
A list of the latest known Christchurch, Sumner, Port Hills and Lyttelton road closures.
Environment Canterbury is trying to update its list of closed roads in Christchurch twice daily on its Christchurch Earthquake website.
It should be noted this is not a comprehensive list and roads are liable to change status without prior notice.
Emergency officials ask that people restrict their movements around the city to essential travel only and stay clear of the city centre and other badly damaged areas.
Closed roads:
- Anzac Drive, State Highway 74, between Travis Road and Pages Road. Major structural damage, liquefaction
- Avonside Drive, between Fitzgerald Avenue/ Kilmore Street corner to Linwood Avenue
- Avonside Drive, at Stanmore Road. Closing Avonside Drive in both directions
- Avonside Drive, at Gloucester Street. To close access to Gayhurst Bridge
- Bexley Road
- Breezes Road, between Bexley Road and Cuthberts Road
- Colombo Street, between Armagh St and Gloucester St. Building rubble on the road
- Colombo Street, between Brougham Street and Moorhouse Street. Building and structural damage
- Evans Pass Road/ Sumner Road, between Sumner and Lyttleton. Rock falls. The road will be closed until at least Friday 25 February
- Ferry Road, between Dyers Road and Ferrymead Bridge
- Gayhurst Road
- Gloucester Street, at Avonside Road. To close Access to the Gayhurst Bridge
- Linwood Avenue, at Brittan Street. To close access to Avonside Drive
- Marshlands Road, Styx Mill river bridge has collapsed, diversion through Northwood to Northern motorway
- Montreal Street, between Brougham Street and Moorhouse Avenue. Building and structural damage
- New Brighton Road, between Fleet Street and Burwood Road. Large sink holes and extensive flooding
- Pages Road, between Farnborough Street and Anzac Drive
- Retreat Road, at Patten Street. To close Gayhurst Bridge
- River Road, between Medway Road and Swanns Road. Undrivable - collapsed
- Sumner Road, between Sumner and Gebbies Pass. Rock falls
- Trent Street, at Armagh Street. To close access to Avonside Drive
- Tunnel Road, State Highway 74, between Ferry Road and Lyttelton. Major structural damage and liquefaction
- Wakefield Street - Sumner, between Nayland Street and Stoke Street. Too close to unstable rock face above RSA building
- Whitmore Street, between Bealey Avenue and Hills Road. 200 metre section closed. Major subsidence, but the bridge looks okay
- Woodham Road, at Patten Street. To close access to Avonside Drive.
Roads with one lane open:
- Riccarton Road, between Mona Vale Avenue and Deans Avenue. Building collapsed
Re opened roads which require extreme caution:
- Banks Avenue, between North Parade and River Road. Major Structural damage and liquefaction. Extreme care needed outside school
- Old Waimakariri Bridge, heavy vehicles and trucks should avoid it and use the Northern Motorway, State Highway 1, instead.
