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

Important information for drivers:

Lower North Island:

• Dates have been confirmed for planned maintenance night closures for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill for the first half of 2025. Drivers also need to be ready for upcoming repairs on State Highway 2 between Masterton and Carterton
  • 2025 planned maintenance closure dates confirmed for State Highway 2 Remutaka(external link)
  • Urgent road repairs planned before Christmas. State Highway 2 Masterton to Carterton(external link)
• Those who travel regularly between Wellington and Wairarapa can expect more traffic on State Highway 2 over summer, with a KiwiRail maintenance closure planned for the Wairarapa Line. The line will be closed from 26 December 2024 until 10 February 2025.
  • Wairarapa Line under construction (Metlink media release)(external link)
• The completion of a section of the State Highway 58 Safety Improvement Project  means the speed limit has been increased on the highway between Harris and Moonshine Roads. Temporary traffic management has been removed and the passing lane is now open. The former 50 km/h speed limit at this location has increased to 80 km/h.
• Repairs will be underway out on the State Highway 1 Manakau North Rail Bridge from 26 December until mid-March. The site will be subject to a 30 km/h temporary speed limits until this work is completed.
  • Overbridge repairs planned for State Highway 1, Manakau(external link)
• Scheduling changes and bad weather mean resurfacing work for the State Highway 1 Urban Motorway will begin this Sunday (15 December)
  • UPDATE: Resurfacing ahead for a stretch of Wellington’s Urban Motorway(external link)

Top of the South Island:

• Road reconstruction work on State Highway 63 at Wye River and State Highway 6 on the Whangamoa Hill continue until 20 December. There will also be repairs under way on the Pelorus Bridge on State Highway 6 on Tuesday (17 December).
  • State Highway 63 Wye River road reconstruction(external link)
  • Fixing State Highway 6 – road rebuilding begins on Whangamoa Saddle(external link)
  • State Highway 6 Pelorus Bridge repairs(external link)
• Underslip repairs have finished on State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill and the road has reopened to two lanes.
  • UPDATE: State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill underslip repairs completed(external link)
• State Highway 60 will be closed in Tākaka township on Saturday morning for the town’s Christmas Parade. The closure will be between Motupipi and Meihana Streets and run from 9:30 am to 10:45 am.

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, 14 December). Further details about regional state highway conditions and roadworks are also published on our website:

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

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

Weekly roadworks list [PDF, 293 KB]