A closed Kinloch Rd, outside Glenorchy, last month Photo: DownerAs floodwaters continue to swallow up parts of Kinloch Road, calls for a permanent solution get louder. A powerful downpour on March 25 burst the banks of the Dart River, causing the river to change course and the road to flood more easily. Since then, it’s been touch-and-go whether the road – the only access route to New Zealand’s popular Greenstone and Caples walking tracks – is passable. Toni Glover, who has owned Kinloch Lodge with her husband for nearly 19 years, says the survival of her business depends on having a road that’s open all year round, except in exceptional circumstances. She’s suggested moving the road to a more sustainable spot, given it will always have the potential to flood.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 06, 2019 18:33 UTC