Upper Hutt residents and regular travellers between the Hutt Valley and the Remutaka Hill on State Highway 2 need to be ready for nine weeks of State Highway 2 improvements in Upper Hutt.

Drainage works, safety improvements, and road rebuilds are planned near Totara Park start on Sunday 27 April and will continue until late June.

Drainage work will begin Sunday 27 April , a road rebuild will be underway mid-May, and then new safety barriers will be installed, and line marking will be done from late June.

The result will be a much better and safer stretch of State Highway 2.

The road rebuild will see the road excavated to around 300mm. It means drivers will experience an uneven surface during the day and can expect to see a temporary lower speed limit in place.

The planned drainage work is critical for keeping water away from the road to help prevent potholes, and the new median barriers will help improve the route’s safety.

Contractors will install new barriers between Totara Park Road and Fergusson Drive. This continues work started in 2023, where median safety barriers were installed between the Whakatiki Street and Gibbons Street intersections.