Important information for drivers
School holidays
- School holidays end this weekend. This could see more traffic congestion and travel delays as people return home. Check road conditions before you travel. Knowing where and when roadworks are will help you plan your journeys better. Please share the roads with care and take a break on longer journeys, and make sure you reach your destinations safely.
State Highway Summer Maintenance Programme
- The latest details for planned roadworks over the coming months are out. Check them out to see what is coming in your area.
Lower North Island
- Emergency works to repair an underslip on State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill are progressing
Top of the South Island
- Resilience and drainage works will get underway on State Highway 6 at the Rai Saddle from Monday. This project will continue until late November.
- Work crews will be on-site at State Highway 6 Dellows Bluff from next Monday to carry out more rockfall protection work. The highway will remain open to two lanes under a 50 km/h speed limit. Work will be ongoing through to December.
- Litter collection, weed, and vegetation control is planned for State Highway 6 in Nelson. Work will be carried out at the Whakatu/Annesbrook, Waimea/Beatson, and Whakatu/Salisbury Roundabouts on 18 October. Further updates on timing and impact on traffic will be provided before work begins.
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, 12 October).
View/download the planned state highway roadworks for the Lower North Island/Upper South Island [PDF, 313 KB]
Note: Road works 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:
