State Highway 1 "really stuffed"

It's official our great leader has deemed SH1 (in NZ) "really stuffed".

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11749001

I didn't know he was a Civil Engineer!

For those who are interested in how bad recent quake was ...
YouTube

There's only one thing less important than an earthquake in New Zealand,
and that is my neighbor's cat getting neutered.

Originally posted by Seitse
There's only one thing less important than an earthquake in New Zealand,
and that is my neighbor's cat getting neutered.

Your humanity is duly noted.
How's the cat?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
It's official our great leader has deemed SH1 (in NZ) "really stuffed".

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11749001

I didn't know he was a Civil Engineer!

For those who are interested in how bad recent quake was ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v9bgcli1dg

I guess that bit of road is about to become a tunnel - from the look of the landslips any replacement road would have to be hung on pylons - and they're just as susceptible to earthquakes.

What kind of construction does it take to build such a tunnel in earthquake territory?

Originally posted by Kewpie
I guess that bit of road is about to become a tunnel - from the look of the landslips any replacement road would have to be hung on pylons - and they're just as susceptible to earthquakes.

What kind of construction does it take to build such a tunnel in earthquake territory?

I cant see that slip being stable enough to tunnel through.
Alternative routes will be expensive.

We are still paying to rebuild Christchurch from the 2011 quake ...

We're having a similar problem with our Great Ocean Road, although our landslips were caused by bushfires causing erosion. Our govt. has no choice but to fix things whatever the cost because of the tourist economy. I suspect NZ is in the same situation.

Originally posted by Kewpie
I guess that bit of road is about to become a tunnel - from the look of the landslips any replacement road would have to be hung on pylons - and they're just as susceptible to earthquakes.

What kind of construction does it take to build such a tunnel in earthquake territory?

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241035546_Damage_to_mountain_tunnels_related_to_the_Wenchuan_earthquake_and_some_suggestions_for_aseismic_tunnel_construction