Arapuni Dam road
Drivers who regularly travel between South Waikato, Waipā and the King Country via the Arapuni Dam will take a detour for up to three years.
Mercury programme manager Tom Newson, who has overall responsibility for the project and also worked on the dam in the mid-2000s, when the last major repair project was completed, points to a graphic showing the work underway. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
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