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Ngā pānui rori – traffic notices

Sunday 27 July to Saturday 2 August 2025

Traffic notices provide a brief overview of upcoming temporary night closures and road layout changes.

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All closures are subject to change depending on weather and ground conditions. Full and/or partial (single lane) road closures have been scheduled as follows:

SH1 Southern Motorway - southbound

  • Sunday 27 July - Thursday 31 July: All southbound motorway lanes will be closed between Papakura Interchange and Ramarama Interchange from 9pm at night to 5am the next morning. A southbound detour will be in place between these interchanges along Beach Road, Great South Road and Ararimu Road.

SH1 Southern Motorway - northbound

  • Sunday 27 July - Tuesday 29 July: All northbound motorway lanes will be closed between Ramarama Interchange and Papakura Interchange from 9pm at night to 5am the next morning. A northbound detour will be in place between these interchanges along Ararimu Road, Great South Road and Beach Road.
  • Wednesday 30 July - Thursday 31 July: All northbound motorway lanes will be closed between Drury Interchange and Papakura Interchange from 9pm at night to 5am the next morning. A northbound detour will be in place between the two interchanges along Great South Road and Beach Road.
  • Wednesday 30 July - Thursday 31 July: A single northbound motorway lane will be closed between Ramarama Interchange and Drury Interchange from 9pm at night to 5am the next morning. A single northbound motorway lane will remain open to motorists.

SH22/Great South Road

  • Sunday 27 July - Monday 28 July: All eastbound lanes will be closed between the Ngakaroa Stream Bridge and the Drury northbound on-ramp from 9pm at night to 5am the next morning. The southern side of the road will remain open for two-way traffic with temporary traffic signals in place.
  • Tuesday 29 July - Thursday 31 July: All westbound lanes will be closed between the Drury northbound off-ramp and the Ngakaroa Stream Bridge from 9pm at night to 5am the next morning. The northern side of the road will remain open for two-way traffic with temporary traffic signals in place.
  • Sunday 27 July - Saturday 2 August and for 24/7 until notified otherwise: The right-hand turn lane onto the Drury southbound on-ramp will be closed. 
    A signposted detour to access the Drury southbound on-ramp via Great South Road, the Drury roundabout and back along Great South Road to turn left onto the southbound on-ramp will be in place. 
    Alternatively, motorists can use Great South Road and Ararimu Road to access SH1 southbound at Ramarama Interchange.

Bremner Road, Drury

  • Wednesday 30 July - Thursday 31 July: One lane will be closed between the motorway overbridge and Firth Street from 9pm at night to 5am the next morning. A single lane will remain open for two-way traffic with temporary traffic lights in place. Vehicle and pedestrian access will also be maintained to all properties.
  • Monday 28 July - Friday 1 August: One lane will be closed between the motorway overbridge and Tributary Parade during the day from 7am to 6pm. A single lane will remain open for two-way traffic with temporary traffic signals in place. Vehicle and pedestrian access will be maintained to all properties.

Creek Street, Drury

  • Wednesday 30 July - Thursday 31 July: One lane will be closed between 23 and 69 Creek Street from 9pm at night to 5am the next morning. A single lane will remain open for two-way traffic with temporary traffic signals in place. Vehicle and pedestrian access will be maintained to all properties.

Victoria Street, Drury (northern end between Drury Sports Complex and Bremner Road)

  • Monday 28 July - Friday 1 August: Victoria Street will be closed at the Bremner Road intersection during the day from 7am to 6pm. Vehicle and pedestrian access to the Drury Sports Complex will remain available.

Victoria Street, Drury (southern end between SH22 / Great South Road and Drury Sports Complex)

  • Sunday 27 July - Saturday 2 August and for 24/7 until notified otherwise: All lanes will be closed on the southern end of Victoria Street. A detour to access the Drury Sports Complex via Great South Road, Firth Street and Bremner Road will be in place.

Mercer Street, Drury

  • Tuesday 29 July - Thursday 31 July: Mercer Street will be closed at the SH22 / Great South Road intersection from 9pm at night to 5am the next morning. Access will be maintained for residents only.

Pitt Road, Runciman

  • Monday 28 July - Friday 1 August: All lanes will be closed on the eastern end of Pitt Road during the day from 7am to 6pmAccess will be maintained for residents and businesses only.

Motorists are advised to take extra care and follow the posted detour route/s.

For information on other overnight motorway closures on the Auckland network unrelated to this project, visit the Auckland System Management page.

Auckland System Management(external link)

Over-Dimension route – detour information

Due to construction works on Stage 1B of the SH1 Papakura to Drury project, the standard Over-Dimension route between Drury and Ramarama Interchanges along Victoria Street and Bremner Road is no longer available.

See the map below showing the current Over-Dimension detour route that is now operational between Drury and Ramarama Interchanges.  This detour route may be subject to further change in future, when notified.

While the project is underway, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has also granted explicit authority, subject to special conditions, for operators of Over-Dimension vehicles to have limited access on Auckland’s Southern Motorway between Ararimu Road (Ramarama Interchange) and Beach Road (Papakura Interchange) until replaced or revoked. A copy of that authority is included below.

Explicit authority for travel on 1N Auckland Southern Motorway (Ararimu Road to Beach Road ) as at 8 July 2025 [PDF, 111 KB]

Over-dimension vehicle detour route between Drury and Ramarama

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Detour maps during motorway closures

Ramarama to Drury northbound detour

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Drury to Papakura northbound detour

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Papakura to Drury southbound detour

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Papakura to Takanini northbound detour

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Takanini to Papakura southbound detour

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