Gladstone Rd, to the east of Levin, has been closed off and on by slips for years, including this one in 2012. The Horowhenua District Council has purchased a 29.5-hectare block of land to use for the realignment of a 1.2 kilometre stretch of Gladstone Rd, east of Levin. READ MORE:* Landslip being cleared on closed Gladstone Rd near Levin* Officials considering plans to solve slip-ridden road problems* Time to grow up Wellington? Clapperton said changing the path of Gladstone Rd was "not a difficult alignment" and once construction started, he hoped it would take about six months to complete. The council was aiming to have the business case completed in the next two or three months, he said.

Source: Stuff July 20, 2019 23:15 UTC