Fruitgrowers Rd was closed for two months after the October slip and one lane has been reopened since mid-December. This week, Central Otago District Council roading manager Julie Muir said a survey was being done on the road to assess how much material had been shifted and to estimate the cost of repairs.
A traffic counter over the Christmas holiday period revealed 130 vehicles a day used the road but that was unlikely to be ''representative'' because of the time of year, she said. That exercise would be repeated soon to get a more representative result. The road provides access to the Dunstan Arm Rowing Club base and popular recreation and freedom camping areas.
''It's an important route but not really a high use one,'' Ms Muir said. Contact Energy was continuing to monitor the landslip site and there had been no further movement.
