The collapsing culvert was discovered under a railway near Autere, also known as East End Beach. Engineers have found a collapsing storm water culvert underneath a New Plymouth railway line, and a fix is months away. The railway above the culvert near Autere, also known as East End Beach, isn’t in immediate danger but the pipe needs repairing to ensure storm water doesn’t back up during heavy rainfall, the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) said. If the budget is approved, projects such as this pipe repair would likely go to the top of the priority list. Hall said NPDC had been “ramping up” its storm water pipe inspection programme, and was aiming to do more if it got the funding.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2021 00:33 UTC