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

Important information for drivers.

Lower North Island

• The Ōtaki River Bridge on old State Highway 1 will be closed for resurfacing on Monday night. Drivers must be prepared for the detours required. There will also be delays for traffic at the State Highway 1 Manakau  rail overbridge, which is to be resurfaced on Wednesday night.
  • Ōtaki River Bridge in line for more improvements
  • Manakau overbridge resurfacing planned for State Highway 1

• In Wellington, road resurfacing nightworks are planned in the CBD on sections of State Highway 1 on Vivian Street and Kent Terrace. Resurfacing work is also ongoing on State Highway 1 Cobham Drive.
  • Urban resurfacing work coming for State Highway 1 Wellington City
  • Maintenance works - State Highway 1 Kilbirnie/Miramar

• Looking ahead, nine weeks of  drainage, safety, and resurfacing works are planned for State Highway 2 Totara Park from late April through to June, and three major road rebuilds will be underway on State Highway 2 in Wairarapa from late April until June.
  • Safety improvements planned for State Highway 2, Upper Hutt
  • State Highway investment in Wairarapa steps up

• Wellington Water has confirmed its traffic management plans for its Western Sewer Rehabilitation Project next month. Work is expected to take place 24/7 for two weeks from  12 April. Traffic management will be in place from Melling Link and Kennedy Good Bridge. One northbound lane will be closed and speed limits will be reduced.
  • Wellington Water - Western Hills sewer main rehabilitation(external link)

• KiwiRail will also be completing infrastructure upgrades on its network in April during the school, Easter, and ANZAC holidays, which will affect passenger and public transport services. More details about this work and its impact can be found on the Metlink website:
• Metlink - public transport around the region over Easter weekend and ANZAC weekend(external link)
• KiwiRail - Big work happening this Easter/Anzac holiday break(external link)

Top of the South Island

• Road reconstruction work  on State Highway 6 at Pelorus is continuing.
  • UPDATE: State Highway summer maintenance continues in Marlborough (SH6 Pelorus works extended)

• Marlborough drivers need to take extra care on the region’s roads as the grape harvesting season continues.
  • Grape News! Drivers urged to be ready for Marlborough grape harvest

• Resilience works continue at Higgins Bluff, near Murchison, on the Shenandoah Highway.
  • Rock scaling works - State Highway 65, Higgins Bluff

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 April).

Weekly roadworks list as at 11 April 2025 [PDF, 328 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:

• Wellington roadworks(external link)
• Wellington Transport Alliance
• Nelson/Marlborough traffic updates(external link)
• Tasman traffic updates(external link)