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 (5 February 2023).
People planning to travel over the Waitangi Day long weekend should check the latest information on road closures and restrictions before starting their journeys, allow plenty of extra time and expect delays in several regions.
Parts of the country remain under Metservice heavy rain watches and warnings, including parts of Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Coromandel, Taranaki and the South Island’s West Coast.
Metservice weather warnings(external link)
A number of state highways remain closed due to significant slips and other damage, with lengthy detours in place which will add significantly to travel times in affected areas.
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 Peka Peka southbound OFFRAMP and one lane CLOSED
- Tuesday, 7 February and Wednesday, 8 February day/night for surfacing works
- Detour via Ōtaki and the old state highway or Waikanae to Peka Peka
SH1 South of Glenside/Churton Park interchange
- Wednesday, 8 February, night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Northbound one lane closed for guardrail repairs
SH1 Peka Peka
- Tuesday, 7 February to Friday, 10 February, day/night
- Expect lane closures and restricted speed limits for surfacing works
State Highway 59
SH59 Linden, north of Transmission Gully Motorway interchange
- Tuesday, 7 February to Friday, 10 February, during the day, 4 am-3 pm
- Occasional northbound one lane closed for bridge works
SH59 Porirua, south of Whitford Brown Avenue
- Monday, 6 February, night, 7.30 pm-2 am
- Northbound one lane closed for light pole replacement
SH 59 Porirua, near Mungavin interchange
- Tuesday, 7 February and Wednesday 8 February, nights, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Southbound one lane closed for survey and monitoring work
- Wednesday and Thursday nights, 7pm-5.30am
- Northbound one lane closed for survey and monitoring work
SH59 Pukerua Bay(external link)
- Stop/go traffic control fulltime, day and night for hillside stabilisation works
SH59 Pukerua Bay, near Wairaka Road
- Tuesday to Friday during the day, 9 am-4 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for pathway project
State Highway 58
SH58 Paremata Road, east of Spinnaker Drive
- Tuesday, 7 February, night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for guardrail repairs
SH58 Haywards Hill to Pauatahanui
- Tuesday to Friday during the day, 9 am-3 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for project works
State Highway 2
SH2 Upper Hutt, near Moeraki Road
- Monday to Thursday nights, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for water works
SH2 Kaitoke, near Waterworks Road
- Tuesday, 7 February, during the day, 9 am-4 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for road repairs
Wairarapa State Highways
State Highway 2
SH2 Masterton, South Chapel Street CLOSED
- Monday to Thursday nights, 8 pm-6 am for resurfacing
- Light vehicles detour via Dixon Street
- Heavy vehicles detour via Ngaumutawa Road
SH2 Between Carterton and Masterton
- Northbound and southbound passing lanes closed day/night for safety improvement project works
SH2 North of Featherston
- Tuesday, 7 February, night, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for road repairs with water-cutting machine
SH2 South of Carterton
- Monday, 6 February, night, 9 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for guardrail repairs
SH2 Between Carterton and Masterton
- Tuesday to Thursday nights, 7 pm-6 am
- Stop/go traffic control for safety improvements project works
SH2 North of Masterton, near Mikimiki Road
- Wednesday, 8 February, during the day, 7 am-4 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for road repairs
State Highway 53
SH53 Approach to Martinborough
- Wednesday, 8 February and Thursday, 9 February nights, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for road repairs with water-cutting machine
Marlborough State Highways
State Highway 1
SH1 – Lake Grassmere
- Tuesday, 7 February to Friday, 10 February
- Reseal works
- Stop/Go traffic control
State Highway 6
SH6 – Hutcheson St roundabout – Night works
- Sunday, 12 February to Friday, 17 February
- 8 pm – 6 am
- Asphalt 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
- The road is open to two lanes with a 50 km/h temporary speed limit
- Rockfall area and underslip 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 8 pm and 5.30 am. Road open once per night around 1 am. 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
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
