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

Important information for drivers:

Labour Weekend Holiday:

• It is a holiday weekend, and drivers can expect to see more traffic on the roads. Congestion can be expected in and out of  main urban centres on Friday and Monday. Drivers are encouraged to use the NZTA/Waka Kotahi holiday journey planner so they can avoid peak travel times and avoid holiday traffic queues. Please drive safely on the roads this weekend.

• Holiday Journey Planner(external link)
• Don’t let holiday traffic belabour your long weekend(external link)
• Driving in the holidays(external link)

Lower North Island:

• Drivers travelling between the Wellington CBD and the Miramar peninsula need to plan for nighttime roadworks at  the intersection of Kilbirnie Crescent, State Highway 1 and Hamilton Road next week.
• Kilbirnie traffic lights – State Highway 1 works planned(external link)
• Emergency works to repair an underslip on State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill continue. Drivers need to be aware of a change to the Labour Day weekend schedule -  the route will remain open under stop/go on Sunday night (27 October). Planned closures will resume Monday night.

Top of the South Island:

• Maintenance closures are coming for State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill next month.
• State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill summer maintenance work to be wrapped up before Christmas(external link)
• Six weeks of road works begin next week for a road rebuild at State Highway 6, Tunnicliff Bridge, Tasman.
• REMINDER: State Highway 6 - Kohatu-Kawatiri repairs begin next week(external link)
• Repairs to median barriers are planned for State Highway 60 on the Ruby Bay Bypass early next month.
• Ruby Bay Bypass safety improvements making an impact(external link)
• There are multiple work sites on State Highway 6 between Nelson and Murchison, and Nelson and Renwick. Drivers travelling these routes must allow for extra travel time.

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, 26 October).

View/download the planned state highway roadworks for the Lower North Island/Upper South Island [PDF, 309 KB]

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

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