Important information for drivers.
Lower North Island
- Significant road rebuilding and drainage works are planned for State Highway 1 Raumati Straights early next month.
- Emergency works to repair an underslip on State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill continue. However, there has been a minor change to the schedule on Labour Day weekend - the route will remain open under stop/go on Sunday night. Planned closures will resume Monday night.
Top of the South Island
- Night closures are planned for State Highway 1 Weld Pass for 20-23 October.
- There will be a full road closure on State Highway 60, Mariri causeway, south of Motueka tomorrow (Saturday, 19 October).
- Contractors are making good progress on underslip repairs on State Highway 60 Tākaka Hill.
- Four weeks of road rebuilding work will begin on State Highway 6 near Owen River from next Monday. A daytime stop/go with a temporary speed limit of 30 km/h will be in place between 7 am and 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday. The temporary speed limits will remain in place, 24/7, including Labour Weekend, until the work is completed. Because there are multiple work sites between Nelson and Murchison, we recommend road users allow an extra 30 minutes when travelling this route.
- Six weeks of night closures are planned for a road rebuild at State Highway 6, Tunnicliff Bridge, Tasman. Work is due to begin 29 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, 19 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:
