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

Important information for drivers

Lower North Island:

• Resurfacing works are planned for State Highway 2 in the Hutt Valley on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. This requires stop/go traffic management and short detours, and drivers can expect delays. It is essential people travelling between Wellington and Wairarapa factor these works into their plans, as Remutaka Hill closures are also planned this coming week.
  • Resurfacing works underway on State Highway 2 Hutt Valley next week(external link)

• Regular users of State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill need to prepare for the next round of scheduled night closures for maintenance and safety improvements. There will be five nights of closures starting this Sunday, 14 April.
  • State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill night closures coming this month(external link)

• Timed to coincide with the Remutaka Hill works, contractors will also be fixing a culvert on State Highway 2 in Featherston. This will see night closures and a short detour required for drivers travelling through Featherston.
  • Stormwater works mean closures planned next week for State Highway 2 in Featherston(external link)

• Ongoing repairs to the Tauwharenīkau Bridge on State Highway 53 – Featherston to Martinborough – will see road closures over the coming weeks. Local road detours are available but will add to travel times
  • Repairs continue and closure planned – State Highway 53 Tauwharenīkau Bridge(external link)

• In Wellington, the Tinakori offramp on the urban motorway will be closed for repairs and resurfacing from Sunday, 14 April to Friday, 19 April. This will particularly affect residents in the suburbs of Karori, Northland, Thorndon, Wadestown, Crofton Downs, and Khandallah.
  • Keeping the Tinakori Offramp in tip-top condition. Night closures planned this month(external link)

Top of the South Island:

• Changes are being made to the traffic management for the safety barrier works on State Highway 60 Ruby Bay Bypass. Work areas are being extended, meaning drivers will see additional contraflow.
  • State Highway 60 Ruby Bay Bypass safety works(external link)

• Nightworks are planned for State Highway 1 Picton Elevation from Monday, 15 April. They will run concurrently with day works until the slow vehicle lane is repaired and restored next month.
  • REMINDER: State Highway 1 Picton Elevation night works planned this month(external link)

• Repairs are planned for the Newton River Bridge on State Highway 6 Upper Buller Gorge at the end of this month. The highway will be closed for three days while this work is carried out. People travelling between Nelson/Tasman and Westport will need to detour via Inangahua, Reefton, and Springs Junction.
  • Closure coming for State Highway 6 Upper Buller Gorge. Newton River Bridge repairs planned(external link)

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, 13 April). 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)

Weekly roadworks list [PDF, 323 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.