Motorists are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys over State Highway 58 (SH58) this weekend, or consider taking alternative routes, as work starts (weather permitting) on the tie-in between the existing road and the new Haywards Interchange.
Stop-go traffic management will be in place between Hugh Duncan Street and State Highway 2 (SH2). Significant delays are likely while work is carried out between 7pm on Friday 11 August 2017 and 7pm Sunday 13 August 2017.
Wellington Transport System Manager, Mark Owen says the work is needed to construct the new road alignment that will connect SH58 and SH2 at the interchange. Once completed, the route will be safer, smoother and more resilient.
“We try to minimise delays to traffic where we can, however it is unavoidable due to the reconstruction of the existing road, and we need to finish this work as quickly as possible. We are encouraging people to use an alternative route if at all possible over the weekend, as there could be significant delays with SH58 down to one lane, while crews are working. Please bear with us while we get it finished, and then we can all look forward to enjoying the benefits of this new infrastructure.”
Crews will be working day and night with stop/go traffic management in place at all times. The work is weather dependent, so please keep an eye on the NZ Transport Agency Twitter(external link) and Facebook(external link) pages, and pay attention to the electronic message boards in the area. “If wet weather strikes we will reschedule the work to a weekend when fine weather is forecast.”
