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 (30 October 2022).
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is encouraging people to make use of its Holiday Journey Planner tool to plan ahead to avoid traffic delays and have more time to enjoy the fruits of their Labour (weekend) with safer, more enjoyable travel this long weekend.
With Labour Day upon us, Waka Kotahi is urging drivers heading out of Wellington, or touring the top of the South Island, to be prepared and stay safe in holiday weekend traffic.
State Highway 1, Transmission Gully, is now open to all traffic following protest action earlier this morning. The southbound lane was closed for just over an hour from approximately 8 am
Due to protest action, State Highway 1, Transmission Gully, is currently closed to southbound traffic. Drivers heading into Wellington should detour via State Highway 59.
RiverLink, a transformational set of projects for Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai (Lower Hutt), is one step closer to reality with the green light given to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) to establish an Alliance of design and construction firms to deliver the programme.
Due to a police incident at the Bolton Street overbridge, State Highway 1 into Wellington is closed to south bound traffic from the Murphy Street off-ramp.
