Essential state highway maintenance is planned for State Highway 1 near Tawa next week.

The Wellington Transport Alliance will be carrying out preliminary repairs to the road surface on the Takapu Road roundabout.

Road closures will be in place on the nights of Wednesday, 27 August and Thursday, 28 August, between 10 pm and 4 am. Traffic management will be set up from 8 pm.

The road works have been deliberately timed to happen at night to reduce disruption and delays for the public. 

Interim repairs are needed ahead of a more substantial fix planned for the upcoming summer maintenance season. Because long-term repairs require warmer and drier weather to be effective and durable, they cannot be done during the cold winter weather.

The work will require the full closure of the Takapu Road roundabout and also the northbound state highway on and off-ramps. The southbound off-ramp to Grenada North / Takapu Road will remain open, however access to Takapu Road/Tawa will be closed. 

Drivers, residents, and businesses will retain access to Grenada North from the Takapu Road/Grenada North southbound off-ramp.

The roadworks will affect drivers who need to get in and out of Tawa. Local road detours will be available. These will take longer to travel, so drivers should allow extra time for their journeys (see details and map below).

NZTA/Waka Kotahi and the Wellington Transport Alliance thank the public for their patience and cooperation while these roadworks are completed. 

Work Schedule:

• Wednesday, 27 August and Thursday 28 August, 10 pm - 4 am (weather permitting)
  • SH1 Tawa northbound on and off-ramps CLOSED.
  • Takapu Road roundabout CLOSED
  • SH1 southbound off-ramp open but no access available to Takapu Road/Tawa

Detour Routes:

• Northbound to Tawa:
  • detour via Westchester Drive/Middleton Road or, via the SH59 Mungavin interchange and access Tawa via Porirua/Kenepuru
• Northbound from Tawa:
  • detour via Main Road, Tawa, Kenepuru Drive and SH59 Mungavin interchange or, via SH1 Transmission Gully to get back on SH1/SH59
• Southbound from Tawa:
  • detour via Westchester Drive/Middleton Road and enter SH1 at the Grenada southbound onramp
• Southbound to Tawa:
  • Detour via SH59 Mungavin interchange and access Tawa via Porirua/Kenepuru or, via the Grenada southbound offramp and Westchester Drive/Middleton Road.