Upper Hutt City Council is yet to get a close look at a damaged bridge which was closed four days ago, cutting road access to 63 homes.
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Birchville residents by the damaged bridge. Photo: RNZ/Max Towle
Floodwaters damaged the middle pier of the bridge over the Akatarawa River in the Upper Hutt suburb of Birchville last Thursday.
A council spokesperson said it was trying to get engineers to survey the bridge this afternoon.
It had to wait for floodwaters to recede before a full inspection could be made, they said.
Once that was done, options for the bridge's future could be considered.
Meanwhile, a bulldozer was making a temporary vehicle route from nearby Totara Park to the cut-off suburb, the spokesperson said.
