Lower North Island/Upper South Island - Planned state highway roadworks

Important information for drivers.

Anzac Day

Drivers need to be ready for speed restrictions and road closures at various locations on Anzac Day (Thursday, 25 April). These will be in place for services and commemoration events. Drivers must obey all road closures and follow all temporary speed restrictions at Anzac Day events.

Because people may choose to extend the Anzac Day holiday into a long weekend and the end of the school holidays, extra traffic is likely on the roads at the end of the week and into next weekend. Drivers may encounter congestion and traffic delays and should allow extra time for their travel. Caution is needed in holiday traffic. Please, watch your speed, drive safely, and share the roads with care.

Lower North Island Anzac Day events:

• Featherston – State Highway 2.
  • Closed near Moore St/Watt Street.  7 am – midday.
• Greytown – State Highway 2.
  • Closed near North Street. 10:30 am – 11:30 am
• Carterton – State Highway 2.
  • Closed near Park Rd. 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Top of the South Island Anzac Day events:

• Tākaka - State Highway 60, Commercial Street.
  • Closed between Motupipi Street and Reilly Street. 8:30 am – 10 am.
• Renwick – State Highway 6 High Street.
  • Closed between Inkerman Street and Alma Street. 8:30 am – 10 am
• Ward and Seddon – State Highway 1.
  • Temporary speed limits will be in place in both towns for morning commemoration events and services.

Lower North Island

• There will be nighttime closures and detours on State Highway 2 near Petone for north bound traffic for the next two weeks, starting this Sunday.
  • Night works and closure planned to complete improved safety barriers for State Highway 2 Petone

• Road rehabilitation work is due to begin this coming week on State Highway 2 Chapel St in Masterton
  • REMINDER: Rehabilitation works planned for Chapel Street, State Highway, 2 Masterton

• Ongoing repairs to the Tauwharenīkau Bridge on State Highway 53 – Featherston to Martinborough – will see road closures over the coming weeks. Local road detours are available but will add to travel times
  • Repairs continue and closure planned – State Highway 53 Tauwharenīkau Bridge

Top of the South Island

• There will be stop/go traffic management on State Highway 6 as the Wairau River Bridge undergoes repairs this Sunday.
  • Stop/Go day works planned for State Highway 6 Wairau River Bridge
• Night closures are planned next month for the safety barrier works on State Highway 60 Ruby Bay Bypass.
  • State Highway 60 Ruby Bay Bypass, overnight closures planned next month

The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week (from Saturday, 20 April). Further details about regional state highway conditions and roadworks are also published on our website:

• Wellington Roadworks(external link)
• Wellington Transport Alliance
• Nelson/Marlborough traffic updates(external link)
• Tasman traffic updates(external link)

Planned state highway roadworks

The details below cover the period Saturday, 20 April to Friday, 26 April 2024.

Weekly roadworks list [PDF, 340 KB]

Note: Roadworks are dependent on weather and other factors. Bad weather can see work postponed to the next suitable night in the works programme.