Important information for drivers.
North Island
- Six weeks of finishing works get underway next week for the State Highway 2 Masterton to Carterton safety improvements project.
- Regular users on State Highway 2, Remutaka Hill, need to be ready for planned night-time maintenance closures beginning Sunday, 5 November.
- Night works and directional closures are planned for State Highway 1 and State Highway 59 in mid-November for installation of new speed management and traffic monitoring equipment.
South Island
- There will be stop/go traffic controls and a temporary speed limit in place on State Highway 6 next week as contractors fix a slip on the Rai Saddle.
- Maintenance and resurfacing works begin this weekend 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, 28 October).
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 Wellington, south of Mt Victoria Tunnel, ROAD CLOSED
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 9 pm-4.30 am
- Ruahine Street CLOSED for road reconstruction
- Signposted detour via local roads
SH1 Ohau, near Muhunoa Road
- Sunday night, 7 pm-5 am
- Stop/go traffic control for safety improvement project
State Highway 59
SH59 Pukerua Bay, near Gray Street
- Monday night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for sign renewal
State Highway 58
SH58 Haywards Hill Road
- Monday to Friday, 9.30 am-3 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for safety project
State Highway 2
SH2 Remutaka Hill, Featherston side
- Saturday to Friday, day/night
- Stop/go traffic control for slip repairs
Wairarapa state highways
State Highway 2
SH2 Waingawa, Norfolk/Cornwall Road roundabout
- Sunday to Tuesday nights, 7 pm-6 am
- Southbound lane CLOSED with detour via Cornwall Road and Hughes Line
SH2 Masterton to Carterton, safety improvement works
- 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 Road and Hughes Line.
SH2 Remutaka Hill, Featherston side
- Saturday to Friday, day/night
- Stop/go traffic control for slip repairs
SH2 North of Greytown, near Matarawa Road
- Beef Creek Bridge - Wednesday night, 7 pm-5:30 am
- Mangatarere Stream Bridge - Thursday night, 7 pm-5:30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for bridge maintenance
SH2 South Masterton, near Ngaumutawa Road
- Wednesday and Thursday nights, 7 pm-6 am
- Stop/go traffic control for asphalt resurfacing
SH2 North of Masterton, near Lennies Road
- Tuesday during the day, 8 am-7 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for chipsealing
SH2 Ōpaki, near Wingate Road
- Wednesday during the day, 8 am-7 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for chipsealing
SH2 Mt Bruce, near Rest Area
- Wednesday during the day, 8 am-7 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for chipsealing
State Highway 53
SH53 South of Featherston, near Kahutara Road
- Tauherenikau Bridge – Wednesday, 7 am-5 pm
- Donalds Creek Bridge – Thursday, 7 am-5 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for bridge maintenance
SH53 South of Featherston, Waihenga Bridge, near Boundary Road
- Monday and Tuesday, 7 am-5 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for bridge maintenance
Marlborough state highways
State Highway 1
SH1 Koromiko
- Tuesday to Thursday, 7.30 am – 4 pm
- Pre-seal works
- Stop/Go Traffic Management
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
No major works planned
State Highway 63
No major works planned
State Highway 62
SH62 Jeffries Road
- Thursday to Friday, 7.30 am – 4 pm
- Pre-seal works
- Stop/Go Traffic Management
Nelson/Tasman state highways
State Highway 6
SH6 Rai Saddle
- 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 Trass Valley Road, Kotahu/Kawatiri Highway
- Thursday, 7 am – 6 pm (weather dependent)
- Traffic management: Stop/go 30km speed restrictions
- Chipseal works
SH6 Foxhill, Wakefield to Belgrove
- 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
No major works planned
State Highway 60
SH60 Tākaka Hill Night closures
- 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. Vehicles travelling over the hill need to be at the Aaron Creek Road closure point by 12:30 am for eastbound travel or at the Riwaka Valley Road closure point by 1 am for westbound travel. Once queued traffic is clear the road will return to closed until 5:30 am
SH60 Tākaka between Waitapu Road and Haldane Road
- 2 October to 15 November, 7 am – 6 pm
- Pavement repairs
- Stop/go traffic management with 30km/h temporary speed restrictions
- Drivers can expect 10-minute delays
SH60 Motueka, Lyndhurst Drive to Parker Street
- 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.
