State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill is the only direct road connecting Wellington/Hutt Valley to the Wairarapa and beyond. Keeping the Remutaka Hill, safe and open for the people who use it, involves ongoing maintenance work, and regular safety improvements.
When Transmission Gully opens it will become State Highway 1 (SH1). The former SH1 between Linden and Mackays Crossing will be renumbered State Highway 59 (SH59) in advance of Transmission Gully opening.
The speed limit is increasing to 110 km/h on the Kāpiti Expressway, from north of the Poplar Avenue interchange to south of the Ōtaki northern interchange.
This Road of National Significance project will create efficient and reliable journeys through Wellington City, supporting productivity gains and economic growth across the region. It includes improvements along SH1 including Mt Victoria and Terrace tunnels as well as upgrades to the Basin Reserve.
We want everyone who uses our roads to get home safely. To prevent people from being killed or seriously injured on our roads, we want to make SH2 between the Hutt Valley and Featherston safer. We are making physical safety improvements in this area and preparing to put safer speed limits in place.
Transport improvements on State Highway 2 at Melling will provide a safer, more resilient and accessible transport system in Lower Hutt. This is a Road of Regional Significance project.
State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill road closes for its annual maintenance and slip prevention work on various nights between January and November 2025. The schedule is available on this page. The highway may have to close at other times for emergency works, weather or accidents.
Safety improvements on State Highway 57 (SH57) from the SH1 intersection to Heatherlea East Road include a new roundabout at the Queen St/SH57 intersection, edge barriers, and wider centrelines. Plus, a review of the speed limits on SH57 from SH1 to Shannon.
State Highway 58 runs between State Highway 2 and Paremata. This Crown-funded project is a Road of Regional Significance that aims to improve safety and reliability of the section of road, between SH2 and Transmission Gully.
Traffic volumes on State Highway 59 and State Highway 58 between Paremata and Pāuatahanui have changed since Transmission Gully Motorway - Te Aranui o Te Rangihaeata opened. Waka Kotahi is looking at the function of these roads and what each corridor could look like in future.
