A multimillion-dollar extension to Christchurch’s tram network is off limits – just seven months after it opened.
It is understood a tram derailed on a new section of the track on January 15, and trams have been barred from using the section ever since.
Christchurch City Council has launched an investigation into the issue.
The new route opened in June last year and extended 500m along Lichfield St, down Poplar St and back up High St to create a loop, at a cost of about $3.6 million.
