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

Important information for drivers.

School holidays underway

• School holidays begin this weekend. If you’re heading away over the next two weeks, make sure you are road-trip ready. Ensure your vehicle has an up-to-date warrant of fitness and that basic maintenance (coolant, oil, tyre pressures etc) is sorted before you travel.
• Because it’s winter, particularly if you’re travelling in the South Island, be ready for winter driving conditions. If you’re heading through alpine passes, check the weather forecast before you leave. During winter weather and snowfalls, access to alpine routes can be restricted for vehicles without chains and towing vehicles before formal road closures happen.
• Check the NZTA/Waka Kotahi website for more tips and advice.
  • Driving in the holidays
  • Winter driving

Lower North Island

• In Wellington, monthly tunnel maintenance will be done next week. The Terrace Tunnel will be closed between 9 pm and 5:30 am on Monday night. Mount Victoria Tunnel will be closed 9 pm to 5:30 am on Tuesday night. Drivers heading through the CBD will have to use local road detours.
  • SH1 Wellington tunnels - Maintenance closures (external link)

• There will be stop/go traffic management in place on State Highway 1 near Manakau on Sunday night from 8 pm to 5 am. This is to allow road crews to fix potholes in the area. Short delays can be expected, and road users should factor this into their travel plans.

• In Wairarapa, road crews will carry out some minor tidy up work on State Highway 2 in Carterton on Sunday night.
  • State Highway 2 Carterton rehabilitation work complete

Top of the South Island

• Improvements are ongoing for the Whakatu Coastal Pathway section of the Great Taste Cycle Trail in Nelson alongside State Highway 6, Whakatu Drive.
  • Update: Great Taste Cycle Trail improvements underway in Nelson

• Drivers heading over State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill can expect delays at an underslip site near the Riwaka Valley Road intersection.
  • Plan for delays on State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill following underslip

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, 6 July).

View/download the planned state highway roadworks for the Lower North Island/Upper South Island [PDF, 306 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(external link)
• Nelson/Marlborough traffic updates(external link)
• Tasman traffic updates(external link)