Important information for drivers.
- With our summer maintenance season in full swing, please help us keep our road crews safe. They are working for you.
North Island:
- There will be maintenance closures for The Terrace Tunnel (Monday night) and Mt Victoria Tunnel (Tuesday night) on SH1 in Wellington. The closures will run from 9 pm to 4:30 am. Drivers travelling through the city will have to use alternate routes and can expect longer travel times.
- Work begins this weekend in Featherston on a safer new pedestrian crossing on State Highway 2.
- Southbound lane closures are coming for State Highway 1 and State Highway 59 this coming Monday and Tuesday. There will also be a partial closure of State Highway 58 on Saturday for Transmission Gully project works
South Island:
- Chip sealing works will be underway at a number of locations across the top of the South Island until Christmas.
- Maintenance and resurfacing works continue until 24 November on State Highway 60, Tākaka Hill
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, 11 November). Further details about regional state highway conditions and roadworks are also published on our website:
NOTE: Roadworks are dependent on weather and other factors. Bad weather can see work postponed to the next suitable night in the works programme.
Wellington, Porirua, Kāpiti, Hutt
State Highway 1
SH1 Tunnel CLOSURES
- Terrace Tunnel, Monday night, 9 pm-4.30 am
- Mt Victoria Tunnel, Tuesday night, 9 pm-4.30 am
- CLOSED for maintenance
SH1 Newlands, RAMP CLOSURES
- Northbound onramp, Sunday night, 7 pm-4.30 am
- Onramp CLOSED for asphalt resurfacing
- Southbound offramp, Friday morning, 2 am-4.30 am
- Offramp CLOSED for underground service work
SH1 Porirua, SOUTHBOUND ROAD CLOSED from Kenepuru Link Road to Tawa interchange (external link)
- Monday and Tuesday nights, 7 pm-4.30 am
- SOUTHBOUND ROAD CLOSED for gantry installation and asphalt resurfacing
- Signposted detour via local roads to Tawa interchange
SH1 Mackays Crossing, LOCAL ROAD CLOSED UNDER CROSSING
- Friday night, 5 pm-5 am
- LOCAL ROAD CLOSED for asphalt resurfacing
- Signposted detour for local traffic
Old SH1, Ōtaki River Bridge(external link)
- Monday to Friday, 9 am-3 pm (until early December)
- Stop/go traffic controls for bridge assessment
SH1 North of Ōtaki to Manakau
- Monday to Thursday nights, 7 pm-5 am
- Various sites
- Stop/go traffic controls for chipseal resurfacing
Old SH1, Peka Peka
- Friday during the day, 7 am-7 pm
- Stop/go traffic controls for safety improvements project
State Highway 59
SH59 Porirua, SOUTHBOUND ROAD CLOSED from Mungavin Ave to SH1 Tawa interchange (external link)
- Monday and Tuesday nights, 7 pm-4.30 am
- SOUTHBOUND ROAD CLOSED for gantry installation and asphalt resurfacing
- Signposted detour via local roads to Tawa interchange
SH59 Pukerua Bay, south of Gray Street
- Sunday night, 7 pm – 5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic controls for sign renewals
State Highway 58
SH58 Pauatahanui to SH1/SH58 interchange, EASTBOUND ROAD AND NORTHBOUND ONRAMP CLOSED (external link)
- Saturday 11, 5 am-5 pm
- ROAD CLOSED for asphalt resurfacing
SH58 Haywards Hill Road(external link)
- Monday to Friday during the day, 9.30 am-3 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for safety project
SH58 Paremata Road, near Joseph Banks Road
- Sunday night, 8 pm-6 am
- Stop/go traffic controls for fibre installation
SH58 Haywards Hill Road, near Mt Cecil Road
- Sunday night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for asphalt resurfacing
State Highway 2
SH2 Upper Hutt, Silverstream intersection to Gibbons Street intersection LANE CLOSED
- Wednesday and Thursday nights, 9 pm-4.30 am
- Northbound lane and Whakatiki St intersection CLOSED for asphalt resurfacing
- Signposted detour via Silverstream intersection, Fergusson Drive and Gibbons Street intersection
SH2 Remutaka Hill, Featherston side
- Saturday to Friday, day/night
- Stop/go traffic control for slip repairs
SH2 South of Kaitoke, near Kaitoke Loop Road
- Wednesday during the day, 8 am-4:30 pm
- Stop/go traffic controls for chipsealing
SH2 Kaitoke, near Kaitoke Bridge
- Tuesday during the day, 8 am-4.30 pm
- Stop/go traffic controls for chipsealing
Wairarapa State Highways
State Highway 2
SH2 Waingawa, Norfolk and Wiltons roundabouts CLOSED SOUTHBOUND
- Sunday and Monday nights, 7 pm-6 am
- Road CLOSED for chip sealing
- Signposted detour via local roads
SH2 Masterton to Carterton, safety improvement works(external link)
- Wednesday, 1 November to Thursday, 14 December, Sunday to Thursday nights, 8 pm to 6 am.
- Road surfacing works
- Contractors will begin to set up traffic management from 7 pm.
- While the work is underway, southbound traffic may have to detour via Cornwall Rd and Hughes Line.
SH2 Remutaka Hill, Featherston side
- Saturday to Friday, day/night
- Stop/go traffic control for slip repairs
SH2 South of Featherston, near Moore Street
- Wednesday night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic controls for sign replacement
SH2 Featherston, near Lyon Street/Birdwood Street (external link)
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic controls for raised pedestrian crossing project
SH2 North of Carterton, near Park Road
- Sunday to Tuesday nights, 7 pm-6 am
- Stop/go traffic controls for wastewater works
SH2 Waingawa, near Ngaumutawa Road
- Tuesday to Thursday nights, 7 pm-6 am
- Stop/go traffic controls for asphalt resurfacing
SH2 Ōpaki, at Loopline and Wingate Road
- Monday during the day, 8 am-4.30 pm
- Stop/go traffic controls for chipseal resurfacing
SH2 Several locations between Kiriwhakapapa and Mount Bruce (external link)
- Monday to Friday during the day, 8 am-4.30 pm
- Stop/go traffic controls for barrier installation
SH2 North of Mount Bruce(external link)
- Monday to Friday during the day, 8 am-4.30 pm
- Stop/go traffic controls for road reconstruction
State Highway 53
SH53 Featherston, SH2 and SH53 junction
- Thursday, 8 am – 4.30 pm
- ROAD CLOSURE for chipsealing
- Signposted detour via local roads
SH53 Featherston, near Phillips Line
- Thursday during the day, 8 am – 4.30 pm
- Stop/go traffic controls for chipsealing
Marlborough State Highways
State Highway 1
Travellers going through Picton need to be aware of ongoing work on Dublin Street. A closure is in place until approximately March 2025, while a new overbridge and other infrastructure is built. More details can be found on the Marlborough District Council website and on the iRex project website
State Highway 6
State Highway 63
SH63 - Renwick
- Monday and Tuesday, 7 am – 4 pm
- Pre-seal works
- Stop/Go Traffic Management
SH63 - Waihopai
- Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 am – 4 pm
- Pre-seal works
- Stop/Go Traffic Management
State Highway 62
Nelson/Tasman State Highways
State Highway 6
SH6 Rai Saddle(external link)
- Tuesday, 31 October to mid-December, Monday to Friday, 7 am - 6 pm
- Stop/go with a temporary speed limit of 30km/h
- Slip and rock fall repairs
- Drivers can expect short delays of up to 15 minutes
- No weekend works planned
SH6 Foxhill, Wakefield to Belgrove(external link)
- Monday, 9 October to Friday, 15 December. 7 am – 6 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Possibility of Saturday works at times as may be required
- Temporary Speed Limit of 30km/h. Road users can expect travel delays of around 15 minutes.
- Road reconstruction work
- During nights and weekends when no work is taking place, a 50km/h speed restriction will be in place
SH6 Whangamoa Hill, east of Wakapuaka Bridge
- Daily, 24/7
- Single lane closure with stop/go and 30 km/h traffic management,
- A shoulder closure will be in place at night.
- Slip repair works
- Expect short travel delays.
SH6 Dellow’s Bluff, Murchison
- 30 km/h speed restrictions. Road is open to two lanes
- Rockfall area
State Highway 65
State Highway 63
State Highway 60
SH60 Tākaka Hill Night closures(external link)
- 29 October to 24 November, Sunday to Thursday 8 pm - 5:30 am
- Resurfacing, road repairs and general maintenance
- The road will be opened once each night of the closures.
- There will also be Stop/Go traffic management from Tuesday 14th November to Friday 17th November, between 6 am and 6 pm for resurfacing works.
SH60 Motueka, Lyndhurst Drive to Parker St
- Stop/Go traffic management, local road detours and temporary speed restrictions
- Wastewater works – Tasman District Council project
- Short traffic delays expected
- Ongoing until May 2024(external link)
SH60 Bird’s Hill, Golden Bay
- Road is open to two lanes, 50km speed restriction.
- Road underslip work.
