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 March 2023).
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, Terrace Tunnel Closure, 4 nights
- Monday to Thursday nights, 9 pm-5.30 am for maintenance and safety systems testing
- Traffic use alternative routes
SH1 Wellington, near Clifton onramp and Tinakori offramp
- Monday and Tuesday nights, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Northbound one lane closed for bridge washing
SH1 Near Tawa interchange
- Sunday night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- One lane closed each direction for barrier repairs
SH1 Transmission Gully Motorway
- Sunday and Monday nights, 7 pm-6 am
- Lane closures in each direction at various locations for surfacing work
State Highway 59
SH59 Paremata roundabout northbound road CLOSED
- Monday night, 9 pm-4.30 am
- Northbound traffic detour via Whitford Brown Avenue, Papakowhai Road back to Paremata roundabout or via Transmission Gully Motorway
SH59 Linden, north of Transmission Gully Motorway interchange
- Monday to Friday during the day, 4 am-3 pm
- Northbound one lane closed for bridge work
SH59 Paremata Bridge, Mana Esplanade
- Tuesday and Wednesday nights, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Lane closures with altered lane layouts for asphalt resurfacing
SH59 Mana Esplanade, near Marina View and Grays Road
- Sunday night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Southbound one lane closed for resurfacing work
State Highway 58
SH58 Haywards Hill to Pauatahanui
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 7 pm-5 am
- Monday to Friday during the day, 9 am-3 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for project works
SH58 Paremata Road, near Pauatahanui roundabout
- Thursday night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for asphalt resurfacing
State Highway 2
SH2 Dowse southbound OFFRAMP CLOSED
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 9 pm-4.30 am for retaining wall works
- Detour via alternative routes
SH2 Remutaka Hill 1-hour daytime ROAD CLOSURE(external link)
- Tuesday to Thursday during the day, 9.30 am-10.30 am for feral goat control aerial operations – weather permitting
- Please plan ahead
SH2 North of Dowse Interchange
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Southbound one lane closed for cycleway project works
SH2 Lower Hutt, Kennedy Good Bridge intersection
- Sunday to Tuesday nights - one lane closed each direction
- Wednesday and Thursday nights - southbound one lane closed
- Closures between 7 pm-5.30 am for traffic signal maintenance
SH2 Upper Hutt, north of Topaz Street
- Monday night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for chipseal resurfacing
- Up to 2 days and nights after 30 km/h speed limit on new chipseal
Wairarapa State Highways
State Highway 2
SH2 Remutaka Hill 1-hour daytime ROAD CLOSURE(external link)
- Tuesday to Thursday during the day, 9.30 am-10.30 am for feral goat control aerial operations – weather permitting
- Please plan ahead
SH2 Between Carterton and Masterton
- Northbound and southbound passing lanes closed day/night for safety improvement project works
SH2 North of Featherston, near Boundary Road
- Sunday night, 7 pm-6 am
- Stop/go traffic control for chipseal resurfacing
- Up to 2 days and nights after 30km/h speed limit on new chipseal
SH2 North of Featherston, near Camp Road
- Monday night, 7 pm-6 am
- Stop/go traffic control for chipseal resurfacing
- Up to 2 days and nights after 30km/h speed limit on new chipseal
SH2 Between Carterton and Masterton
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 7 pm- 6am
- Stop/go traffic control at various locations for safety improvements project works
Marlborough State Highways
State Highway 1
SH1 Ward
- 13 March – 17 March
- Pre-seal works
- Stop/Go traffic control
SH63 Renwick
- 13 March – 17 March
- Pre-seal works
- Stop/Go traffic control
Nelson/Tasman State Highways
State Highway 6
SH6 Waller Street, Murchison
- Maintenance and monitoring of reseal works
- Potential for loose chip and temporary speed limits
SH6 Dellow’s Bluff, Murchison
- From 7 am, Monday, 6 March.
- Traffic management: 50km speed restrictions. Road is open to two lanes.
- Rockfall area
- Project is ongoing, next update: Thursday 6 April
SH6 Southfuels station through to Bird Road, Wakefield
- 8 March to 13 March.
- Resurfacing work
- Days: Wednesday and Thursday
- Hours of work: 6 am – 6 pm
- Traffic management: Stop/Go traffic lights, 30km speed restrictions.
- Outside works hours and from Thursday evening to Monday evening: 50km speed restrictions due to loose chip and no roadmarkings.
SH6 Gowan Valley area
- 2 March to 16 March.
- Road surface overlay work:
- Days: Monday to Sunday
- Hours of work: 6 am – 6 pm
- Traffic management: Stop/Go traffic lights, 30km speed restrictions, road down to one lane.
- Outside works hours: 30 km/hr speed restrictions will remain in place due to uneven surface. Road open to two lanes.
SH6 Quinney’s Bush area
- 13 March to 31 March.
- Road surface overlay work:
- Days: Monday to Friday
- Hours of work: 6 am – 6 pm
- Traffic management: Stop/Go traffic lights, 30 km/hr speed restrictions, road down to one lane.
- Outside works hours: 30 km/hr speed restrictions will remain in place due to uneven surface. Road open to two lanes.
State Highway 60
SH60 Bird’s Hill, Golden Bay
- Traffic management: Road is open to two lanes, 50km speed restriction.
- Project is ongoing, next update: Friday, 17 March
- Road underslip work
SH60 Tākaka Hill(external link)
- 26 February to morning of 17 March. Night-time closures, five nights a week (Sunday to Thursday nights) between 8 pm and 5.30 am. 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
- 13 February to 15 March.
- Days of work: Monday to Friday
- Hours of work: 6 am – 6 pm.
- Until Friday 10th March, 6 pm: daytime traffic management: Stop/Go traffic lights, 30km speed restrictions, road down to one lane.
- From Friday, 10th March 6 pm until Wednesday, 15th March, 6 pm: 50 km speed restrictions will be in place and the road open to two lanes. Please travel with care.
- Road shoulder widening works.
SH60 Appleby – Pea Viner Corner
- 10 March, 7 am to 13 March, 5 pm.
- 50km speed restrictions will be in place due to loose chip and no road marking.
- Road resurfacing repairs
SH60 Ruby Bay Bypass
- 10 March, 7 am to 13 March, 5pm.
- 50km speed restrictions will be in place due to loose chip and no road marking.
- Road resurfacing repairs
SH60 Riwaka Valley Road area
- 9 March, 7 am to 13 March, 5 pm.
- 50 km speed restrictions will be in place due to loose chip and no road marking.
- Road resurfacing repairs
State Highway 65
SH65 Shenandoah
- Monday to Friday, between 7 am and 6 pm, 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
