Important information for drivers:
North Island:
- There will be a one-night maintenance closure of State Highway 2, Remutaka Hill, this Sunday.
- Reconstruction night works continue until 23 October on State Highway 1, Ruahine St, east of Mount Victoria Tunnel
South Island:
- Maintenance and resurfacing works are coming for State Highway 60, Tākaka Hil,l from 29 October to 24 November
- There are two resurfacing projects underway on State Highway 60 until 20 October
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, 7 October). Further details about regional state highway conditions and roadworks are also published on our website:
NOTE: Roadworks are dependent on weather and other factors. Bad weather can see work postponed to the next suitable night in the works programme.
Wellington, Porirua, Kāpiti, Hutt
State Highway 1
SH1 Wellington, south of Mt Victoria Tunnel, ROAD CLOSED
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 9 pm-4.30 am
- Ruahine Street CLOSED for road reconstruction
Signposted detour via local roads
State Highway 59
SH59 Pukerua Bay, near Pukerua Beach Road
- Wednesday and Thursday nights, 7pm-5.30am
- Stop/go traffic control for various works
State Highway 58
SH58 Haywards Hill Road(external link)
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 6 pm-5 am
- Monday to Friday during the day, 9.30 am-3 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for safety project
State Highway 2
SH2 Upper Hutt, ROAD CLOSED Whakatiki Street to Tōtara Park Road(external link)
- Tuesday to Thursday nights, 9 pm-4 am
- Northbound road closed for safety improvements
- Signposted detour via local roads
SH2 Remutaka Hill, ROAD CLOSED(external link)
- Sunday night, 9 pm-4.30 am
- Road closed for essential maintenance
SH2 Remutaka Hill, Featherston side
- Saturday to Friday, day/night
- Stop/go traffic control for slip repairs
SH2 Upper Hutt, near Moonshine Bridge
- Wednesday and Thursday nights, 7 pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for barrier replacement
Wairarapa state highways
State Highway 2
SH2 Remutaka Hill, ROAD CLOSED(external link)
- Sunday night, 9 pm-4.30 am
- Road closed for essential maintenance
SH2 Masterton to Carterton, LANE CLOSURE
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 9 pm-4.30 am
- Road closed in one direction at a time for project work
- Signposted detour via local roads
SH2 Remutaka Hill, Featherston side
- Saturday to Friday, day/night
- Stop/go traffic control for slip repairs
State Highway 53
Marlborough state highways
State Highway 1
SH1 Grassmere
- Monday to Thursday, 7.30 am – 4 pm
- Preseal works
- Stop/Go traffic management
SH1 Blenheim, Main Street between McDonalds & Burger King - Nightworks
- Sunday to Tuesday, 6 pm – 7 am
- Carriageway resurfacing
- Stop/Go & detour traffic management
- Advisory Note for northbound Over Dimensioned and Overweight Vehicles:
- Northbound Traffic turn left off SH1 into Stuart St, then turn right into Kinross St and then right into Redwood St. This will take you back to State Highway 1.
- South Bound traffic - a one-way lane will be provided on SH1.
- Travellers going through Picton need to be aware of ongoing work on Dublin Street. A closure is in place until approximately March 2025, while a new overbridge and other infrastructure is built. More details can be found on the Marlborough District Council website.
State Highway 6
SH6 Nelson St, Blenheim (MDC project)(external link)
- Dates and times to be confirmed
- One way traffic controls and speed restrictions
- Marlborough District Council contractors will be carrying out resurfacing work on SH6 Nelson St following watermain works
SH6 Kaituna Tuamarina – Nightworks
- Thursday, 6 pm – 7 am
- Resurfacing works
- Stop/Go traffic management
State Highway 63
State Highway 62
Nelson/Tasman state highways
State Highway 6
SH6 Foxhill, Wakefield to Belgrove(external link)
- Monday, 9 October to Friday, 15 December. 7 am – 6 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Possibility of Saturday works at times as may be required
- Temporary Speed Limit of 30km/h. Road users can expect travel delays of around 15 minutes.
- Road reconstruction work
- During nights and weekends when no work is taking place, a 50km/h speed restriction will be in place
SH6 Whangamoa Hill, east of Wakapuaka Bridge
- Daily, 24/7
- Single lane closure with stop/go and 30 km/h traffic management,
- A shoulder closure will be in place at night.
- Slip repair works
- Expect short travel delays.
SH6 Dellow’s Bluff, Murchison
- 30 km/h speed restrictions. Road is open to two lanes
- Rockfall area
State Highway 65
State Highway 60
SH60 Appleby to Motueka, directional closure(external link)
- Monday, 9 October to Friday, 20 October. 6 am – 6 pm
- Westbound lane closure - between Moutere Highway turnoff and Quayle Street. Local road detour via the Moutere Highway. SH60 remains open for Eastbound travel.
- Resurfacing works
- Detour expected to add 10-15 minutes to travel times
SH60 Takaka, Waitapu Rd to Commercial St(external link)
- Monday, 2 October to Friday, 20 October. 7 am – 6 pm
- Stop/go traffic management with 30km/h temporary speed restrictions
- Pavement repairs
SH60 Motueka, Lyndhurst Drive to Parker St
- Stop/Go traffic management, local road detours and temporary speed restrictions
- Wastewater works – Tasman District Council project
- Short traffic delays expected
- Ongoing until May 2024(external link)
SH60 Bird’s Hill, Golden Bay
- Road is open to two lanes, 50km speed restriction.
- Road underslip work.
