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April 23rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Updated
The landslide closed the Kings Highway near Nelligen on Friday afternoon.
A major road linking Canberra and the New South Wales far south coast is likely to remain closed until the end of the week as rubble from a landslip is cleared.
The Kings Highway was cut in two by the landslide at Clyde Mountain west of Nelligen near Batemans Bay on Friday.
Several hundred tonnes of rock and debris fell onto the road, and attempts to clear it away have been slow as rubble and dirt continue to tumble down.
Motorists are being diverted at Braidwood and Batemans Bay, with diversions of up to 200 kilometre in place.
Peter Meers from the NSW and Maritime Services Department says crews are working to shift tonnes of soil off the road.
“The material that’s still hanging up on the hillside is looking quite reasonably stable. The next step is to remove all the loose material and trees from the road,” he said.
“Following that, we need to re-instate some form of rockfall protection barrier.”
Dave Wright from the NSW Transport Management Centre says engineers will assess the situation today.
“It’s not just one thing that the actual dirt comes and covers the road, it’s the structural integrity of the road base itself and underneath it,” he said.
“We need to make sure that that road doesn’t actually subside underneath the surface itself. You’re looking at a very slippery surface and for safety reasons it may be closed for a few days longer.
“At this stage it’s safe to say it’s not going to be reopened until the end of the week.”
The NRMA says the landslide shows the highway needs an urgent upgrade.
“The best thing to do would be a major upgrade to the Kings Highway itself and make sure that the Clyde and Brown Mountain and Snowy Mountains Highway aren’t ones that will fall down the side but they will stay open even in the most difficult conditions,” said NRMA spokesman Alan Evans.
He says the incident is unacceptable.
“It shows you how precarious the links are between the south coast and inland, particularly the ACT, for education and health services for the south coast people,” he said.
“I’ve been calling for significant upgrades to Kings Highway for some time. I think this demonstrates beyond any doubt that we’ve got to spend quite a few million dollars to make a road that is both serviceable and safe.”
Motorists are being warned to expect delays of several hours, with light vehicles advised to use the Braidwood to Nerriga Road, with 18 kilometres of unsealed road, or Bungendore to Nerriga Road, with 3 kilometres of unsealed road.
Both routes join Turpentine Road to Nowra.
Heavy vehicles are urged to use the Hume Highway or the Snowy Mountains Highway.
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