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

Important information for drivers.

Holiday Driving

• School holidays begin this weekend, with them the need to take extra care on the roads. Be ready for more traffic, congestion and travel delays, tiredness, and people driving in unfamiliar environments. Please share the roads with care and take a break on longer journeys. Holidays are about creating happy memories. Please make sure you reach your destinations safely.
  Driving in the holidays(external link)

Lower North Island

• The All Blacks take on the Wallabies at Sky Stadium in Wellington on Saturday night. The match is sold out, meaning more traffic can be expected to head in and out of the city before and after the game. Kick-off is just after 7 pm, and the game is scheduled to end around nine pm. Drivers heading in and out of the CBD should plan accordingly and allow extra travel time.
• Resurfacing work is ongoing on State Highway 2 in the Hutt Valley.
  Two night closures planned next week for State Highway 2 Hutt Valley resurfacing works(external link).
• Emergency works are needed to repair an underslip on State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill. Eight to nine weeks of night closures (Sun - Thurs nights) will begin from Monday, 7 October.
  Emergency works and night closures planned – State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill(external link)

Top of the South Island

• Resurfacing work continues on State Highway 6 Gladstone Road in Richmond until 10 October.
  Reminder: Night-time resurfacing work planned for State Highway 6 Lower Queen Street Richmond intersection(external link)
• Looking ahead, road resurfacing work is planned for the Mariri Causeway on State Highway 60 south of Motueka next month. This will require a road closure and local road detours.
  Tasman highway maintenance closure planned – State Highway 60 Mariri Causeway(external link)
• Resilience work is planned on State Highway 63 at The Wash Bridge from Monday, 7 October.(external link)
  Improving resilience on State Highway 63 in Marlborough(external link)

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

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

View/download the planned state highway roadworks for the Lower North Island/Upper South Island [PDF, 313 KB]

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