📋 Tender Overview
Important information for drivers.
Lower North Island
The Otaki 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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Top of the South Island
Road reconstruction work on State Highway 6 at Pelorus is continuing.
Marlborough drivers need to take extra care on the regions roads as the grape harvesting season continues.
Resilience works continue at Higgins Bluff, near Murchison, on the Shenandoah Highway.
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).
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:
