Important information for drivers.

Lower North Island

• There are two separate work projects planned for State Highway 1 near Churton Park. There will be night closures next week for the Churton Park/Glenside southbound off-ramp. And then, at the end of the month, there will be three weeks of night closures for the motorway’s on-ramp.
  • Churton Park/Glenside off-ramp closure planned
  • Three week on-ramp night closure planned – State Highway 1, Churton Park/Glenside
• Daytime closures continue next week for eastbound traffic at State Highway 53/Revans Street between Daniell Street and the State Highway 2 intersection. This is for KiwiRail maintenance work on the rail corridor.

Top of the South Island

• Drivers travelling in the top of the South Island need to be prepared for temporary traffic management at various sites across the region where highways have suffered damage from the recent bad weather. Please follow all traffic management and speed limits in place and allow for extra travel time when passing through these areas.
• Slip repairs continue on State Highway 6 at Dellows Bluff and at the Howard Narrows on State Highway 63. Resilience works on the Whangamoa Hill on State Highway 6 are currently on hold  due to the ongoing weather response.
  • Dellows Bluff slip repairs(external link)
  • UPDATE: Rock scaling works - State Highway 63 Howard Narrows near St Arnaud

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 18 July 2025 [PDF, 327 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