Important information for drivers.

Lower North Island

• Night closures are planned for Sunday and Monday (10 &11 August) for the Mungavin on-ramp on State Highway 59. A night closure is also planned for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill this Sunday night (10 August), and onramp night closures continue on State Highway 1 at Churton Park/Glenside.
  • Nighttime Pavement repairs planned, State Highway 59 Mungavin Avenue on-ramp
  • Night closure coming in August for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill
  • On-ramp night closures – State Highway 1, Churton Park/Glenside

• Monthly scheduled maintenance and night closures are planned for the Mount Victoria and Arras Tunnels. The Mount Victoria Tunnel will be closed on Tuesday night from 9 pm to 4:30 am, and the Arras Tunnel will be closed on Wednesday night from 9 pm to 4:30 am. Drivers travelling on State Highway 1 through the Wellington CBD will have to use alternative local road routes and allow extra time for their journeys.
  • SH1 tunnel closures(external link)
• Daytime closures (7 am – 4:30 pm) remain ongoing next week for traffic at State Highway 53/Revans Street between Daniell Street and the State Highway 2 intersection. There will be a daytime eastbound closure in place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. A westbound closure will be in place on Thursday and Friday. This is for KiwiRail infrastructure upgrades.
  • KiwiRail – Featherston works(external link)

Top of the South Island

• Resilience project works continue on the Whangamoa Hill on State Highway 6 as do slip repairs at State Highway 6 Dellows Bluff
  • UPDATE: Improving resilience on State Highway 6 Whangamoa Saddle (external link)
  • Dellows Bluff slip repairs (external link)

Weather alerts

• For people travelling on South Island highways and also on State Highway 1 Desert Road, be aware that a wintry blast is forecast for Friday (8 August) and Saturday (9 August), with the Metservice issuing multiple road snowfall warnings. Check road and weather conditions before you travel.
  • Winter still has some bite left for South Island motorists (external link)
  • Metservice Weather Warnings (external link)
  • Highway Conditions

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.

Weekly roadworks list as at 8 August 2025 [PDF, 341 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
• Wellington Transport Alliance(external link)
• Nelson/Marlborough traffic updates
• Tasman traffic updates