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 (12 February 2023).
Further details about regional state highway conditions and roadworks are also published on our website:
NOTE: Roadworks are dependent on weather and other factors. If bad weather should strike, work will be postponed to the next suitable night in the works programme.
Wellington, Porirua, Kāpiti, Hutt
State Highway 1
- SH1 Wellington, Monthly Tunnel Maintenance Night Closures, 9 pm-5.30 am
- Terrace Tunnel – Monday, 13 February
- Mt Victoria Tunnel – Tuesday, 14 February
- Arras Tunnel – Wednesday, 15 February
- Traffic must use alternative routes
SH1 Basin Reserve, Sussex Street
- Sunday, 12 February, to Thursday, 16 February, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Northbound one lane closed for project works
SH1 Between Glenside/Churton Park and Tawa interchanges
- Wednesday, 15 February, 7 pm-5 am
- Northbound one lane closed for waterpipe inspections
State Highway 59
- SH 59 Linden, north of Transmission Gully Motorway interchange
- Tuesday, 14 February to Thursday, 16 February, 4am-3pm
- Northbound one lane closed for bridge works
SH59 Porirua, Whitford Brown northbound offramp
- Monday, 13 February, 9 am-3.30 pm
- Northbound one lane closed for repairs
SH59 Pukerua Bay(external link)
- Stop/go traffic control fulltime, day and night for hillside stabilisation works
SH59 Pukerua Bay, near Wairaka Road
- Monday, 13 February, to Friday, 17 February, 9 am-4 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for pathway project
SH59 North of Paekākāriki
- Tuesday, 14 February, 9 am-4 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for waterpipe investigations
State Highway 58
SH58 Haywards Hill to Pauatahanui
- Sunday, 12 February to Thursday, 16 February,7 pm-5 am
- Monday, 13 February, to Friday, 17 February, 9 am-3 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for project works
State Highway 2
- SH2 Upper Hutt, near Moeraki Road
- Sunday, 12 February, to Wednesday 15 February, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for water works
SH2 North of Dowse Interchange
- Sunday, 12 February, to Thursday, 16 February, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Southbound one lane closed for cycleway project works
Wairarapa State Highways
State Highway 2
SH2 Masterton, South Chapel Street CLOSED
- Sunday, 12 February, 8 pm-6 am for resurfacing
- Light vehicles detour via Dixon Street
- Heavy vehicles detour via Ngaumutawa Road
SH2 Carterton, High Street North CLOSED between Kent Street and south of Belvedere/Park Road roundabout
- Tuesday, 14 February, to Thursday 16 February, 9 pm-5 am for resurfacing
- Northbound and southbound traffic follow the signposted detours
SH2 Between Carterton and Masterton
- Tuesday, 14 February, to Thursday, 16 February, 7 pm-6 am
- Stop/go traffic control for safety improvements project works
SH2 Greytown, north and south of Jellicoe Street
- Thursday, 16 February, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for road repairs
SH2 South of Carterton
- Sunday, 12 February and Monday, 13 February, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for road repairs with water-cutting machine
SH2 North of Carterton
- Tuesday, 14 February and Wednesday, 15 February, 7pm-5.30am
- Stop/go traffic control for road repairs with water-cutting machine
SH2 Between Carterton and Masterton
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 7 pm-6 am
- Stop/go traffic control for safety improvements project works
SH2 Masterton, High Street roundabout
- Monday, 13 February, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for resurfacing
State Highway 53
SH53 Martinborough, near Bidwills Cutting Road
- Monday, 13 February, 9 am-3.30 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for drainage works
Marlborough State Highways
State Highway 1
SH1 – Ward
- Monday, 13 February to Friday, 17 February
- Pre-seal works
- Stop/Go traffic control
State Highway 6
SH6 – Hutcheson St roundabout – Night works
- Sunday, 12 February to Sunday, 19 February
- 8 pm – 6 am
- Asphalt works
- Stop/Go traffic control
Nelson/Tasman State Highways
State Highway 6
SH6 – Rocks Road/Tahunanui Drive, Nelson(external link)
- Between Tahunanui Beach carpark and Muritai Street, including the Bisley Avenue/Tahunanui traffic lights area
- Resurfacing works
- Sunday, 12 February to Tuesday, 21 February
- Days of work: Sunday to Friday
- Hours of work: 7 pm to 7 am
- During works hours there will be lane restrictions, Stop/Go traffic management and 30km temporary speed restrictions
- Outside work hours, all lanes will be open with 30 km/h speed restrictions in place
SH6 Waller Street, Murchison
- Maintenance and monitoring of reseal works
- Potential for loose chip and temporary speed limits
SH6 Dellow’s Bluff, Murchison
- The road is open to two lanes with a 50 km/h temporary speed limit
- Rockfall area and underslip works
SH6 Clark Valley
- Tuesday, 7 February to Wednesday, 15 February.
- Days of work: Monday to Friday.
- Hours of work: 6 am – 6p m
- Daytime: Traffic management: Stop/Go traffic lights, 30km speed restrictions.
- Outside works hours: 50km speed restrictions due to loose chip and no roadmarking.
- Road resurfacing works.
State Highway 60
SH60 Bird’s Hill, Golden Bay
- Road is down to one lane 24/7, Stop/Go traffic lights operating, 30km speed restriction.
- Road underslip work
SH60 Tākaka Hill(external link)
- Tuesday 7 February to Tuesday 21 February. Daytime stop/go traffic control, 6am – 6pm.
- Likely to create 15-minute delays for traffic.
- Sunday 26 February to morning of Friday 17 March. Nighttime closures, five nights a week (Sunday to Thursday nights) between 8pm and 5.30am. Road open once per night around 1am. Vehicles travelling over the hill need to be at the Aaron Creek Road closure point at 12.30 am and the Riwaka Valley Road closure point by 1 am.
- Road resurfacing work
SH60 Milnthorpe
- Monday, 13 February to Friday, 10 March.
- Days of work: Monday to Friday
- Hours of work: 6 am – 6 pm.
- Daytime: Stop/Go traffic lights, 30km speed restrictions, road down to one lane.
- Outside work hours: 50km speed restrictions will be in place and the road open to two lanes. However, at times after hours, the road may be down to one lane and managed using traffic lights with 30km speed restrictions. Please travel with care.
- Road shoulder widening works.
State Highway 65
SH65 Shenandoah
- Monday to Friday, between 7am and 6pm, the road is down to one lane, Stop/Go traffic lights operating, 30km speed restriction.
- Outside work hours the road is open to two lanes with no speed restrictions. Traffic management: shoulder closure only.
- Road dropout
