Update 15 November: This weekend, an additional road closure will be needed to complete safety barrier repairs and paving on this stretch of State Highway 2.
The work will be completed this Sunday night (17 November) between 9pm and 4.30am.
It will require a full closure of State Highway 2 between Whakatiki Street and Totara Park Road. A local road detour will be available for traffic via Whakatiki Street, Fergusson Drive, Main Street and Totara Park Road.
This will require extra travel time, and drivers should plan accordingly.
This closure coincides with planned night closures on State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill. Drivers with a booked escorted crossing must allow extra time for this detour so they do not miss the midnight Remutaka Hill crossing time.
31 October
Wellington’s state highway summer maintenance programme will be coming to Upper Hutt next week, with road resurfacing and safety barrier repairs planned for the route.
The work will require one southbound and two full closures of State Highway 2 Upper Hutt, weather permitting.
Roxanne Hilliard, Wellington Alliance Manager, it is needed for road resurfacing and other maintenance works to be carried out on the highway from Silverstream to Totara Park Road between Wednesday, 6 November and Wednesday, 13 November.
“This is a busy section of State Highway 2, which carries around 19,000 vehicles daily. It must be kept well maintained for road users.”
Ms Hilliard says that in addition to resurfacing works, around six median barriers and traffic signal sensors between Whakatiki Street and Gibbons Street will be repaired on Sunday, 10 November. It will mean a longer detour for this night only.
“Median barriers are essential for preventing head-on crashes, which are the leading cause of death on state highways. Keeping the barriers in good condition means they can do their job effectively and help protect drivers.”
“The traffic signal sensor works will make traffic flows more efficient at the State Highway 2/Gibbons Street intersection,” Ms Hilliard says.
Work will happen at night between 9 pm and 4.30 am. Scheduling works at night when there is less traffic on the road keeps disruption to a minimum. Traffic management will start at 8 pm, so drivers may experience delays while this is underway.
Ms Hilliard says three separate local road detours will be available via Fergusson Drive.
“They will take longer to travel, so drivers must allow extra time for their journeys.
“This is especially important for people with escorted crossings booked for the State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill night closures. Please make sure you get there on time,” Ms Hilliard says.
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Useful links:
- Safety infrastructure - road-safety-barriers
- Median Barriers: Dividing Fact from Fiction [PDF, 795 KB]
- Flexible median barrier stops a head-on crash(external link) (video)
State Highway Summer Maintenance information:
- Over the next three years, the Greater Wellington region has $162 million allocated for state highway maintenance and another $116 million ringfenced for state highway pothole prevention – a total investment of $278 million
- Summer Maintenance Programme – Wellington/Wairarapa
- State highway maintenance – frequently asked questions
- Tips for driving through worksites (video)(external link)
- National Land Transport Programme 2024/27. Greater Wellington Regional Investment Summary [PDF, 158 KB]
