Diggers at work on SH1 near the Shag Pont turn-off. Photo: Shannon GilliesAbout $1 million is expected to be spent on an erosion project at North Otago’s Shag Point. Project manager Jason Forbes said the project involved "rock armouring" between the intersection of State Highway 1 and Shag Point Rd and 300m south of Squire Rd, on SH1. As part of the resource consent for the area, erosion has been monitored annually by surveying 13 cross-sections since 1994. This project was rock armouring the toe of the worst sites to prevent any further erosion.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 28, 2017 18:22 UTC