Jul 23, 2008
Why We Need Transmission Gully
From Stuff
Knee-high water on the road has forced the closure of State Highway 1 north of Wellington.
Earlier this afternoon, police warned motorists to defer travel on Centennial Highway between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki because stormy weather was causing waves to crash against the sea walls and onto the road in some places.
If the climate change scientists are correct this is going to be a daily occurrence. Sea level will be 50cm of so higher (and rising).