Taranaki motorists are being warned to be vigilant on their morning commute with reports of surface flooding, slips, potholes and road closures across the region.
Several cars have had punctured tyres as a result of potholes along State Highway 3 near Eltham and Tariki, while there is surface flooding in several parts of the region, including Egmont Village and in the Uruti Valley, near Mt Messenger.
Police are asking motorists to take care. In an emailed statement police confirmed there had been issues with motorists hitting potholes due to a lack of visibility and surface flooding.
Taking care meant increasing following distances as it took longer to slow down in the rain, driving to the conditions, delaying travel if possible, putting your headlights on and slowing down.
There had been 650mm of rain on Taranaki Maunga in the last 24 hours, about a month’s worth of rain, which was then flowing into the rivers.
