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

Important information for drivers.

Lower North Island

• Recent bad weather has meant changes have had to be made to the timing of several maintenance projects in Wellington and the Hutt Valley. Road resurfacing can only be done effectively in dry weather.

• • UPDATE: Inner city spruce up planned for State Highway 1, Wellington CBD
  • Update: Upcoming night closures for SH2 Petone - final stages of resurfacing works
  • Further night closures planned for SH1 between Johnsonville and Tawa for resurfacing works

• The first night closures of the year are coming for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill,

• • REMINDER: Planned overnight maintenance closures for State Highway 2, Remutaka Hill next week

Top of the South Island

• Resilience and rock scaling work is planned for State Highway 65 at Higgins Bluff next month, three weeks of night closures begin this Sunday on State Highway 6 between Hira and Rai Valley, and the Pelorus Bridge will also be closed for repairs on Sunday night.

• • No one wants to be stuck between a rock and a hard place - Rock scaling works planned for State Highway 65, Higgins Bluff
  • REMINDER: Keeping State Highway 6 in tip top shape – night closures begin next week

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 22 February).

View/download the planned state highway roadworks for the Lower North Island/Upper South Island [PDF, 364 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.

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)