UPDATE 22 April:

Due to this week’s bad weather, these works have been further rescheduled. Resurfacing work previously scheduled for last Sunday night (19 April) will now be done next Monday night (27 April) between  9pm and 4am.

The same detour route will still apply.

Revised work schedule

• Monday 27 April, 9pm – 4am
• SH1 Vivian Street CLOSED between Tory Street and Cambridge Terrace
• Local road detour available via Taranaki Street / Cable Street / Kent Terrace.

16 April:

Recent bad weather has meant further scheduling changes for resurfacing work planned for State Highway 1 Vivian Street in central Wellington.

Previously planned to be completed last Thursday (9 April), they will now be done this Sunday night (19 April) between 9 pm and 4 am.

The same detour route - via Taranaki Street / Cable Street / Kent Terrace – will still apply (see schedule and detour map details below)

Updated work schedule

• Sunday 19 April. 9pm – 4am
  
  • SH1 Vivian Street CLOSED between Tory Street and Cambridge Terrace
  • Local road detour available via Taranaki Street / Cable Street / Kent Terrace.  

8 April

Due to previous bad weather, scheduling for some of these works has been changed.

While the night works planned for tomorrow night (9 April) are still proceeding as planned, the resurfacing works originally planned near Cuba Street on 30 March will now be done on the night of Monday, 13 April between 9 pm and 4 am.

The same detour route - via Victoria / Ghuznee / Taranaki Streets – will still apply (see schedule and detour map details below).

Drivers need to be aware that, as well as the work planned for SH1/Vivian on 13 April, there will also be a planned maintenance closure of the Terrace Tunnel on the same night. Drivers heading in and out of the Wellington CBD will have to use local road detours and must allow extra time for their journeys.

Updated work schedule

• Monday,13 April. 9 pm – 4 am
  • SH1 CLOSED between Victoria Street and Taranaki Street
    • Local road detour available via Victoria / Ghuznee / Taranaki Streets

• • The resurfacing work will coincide with a closure of the Terrace Tunnel closure on Monday, 13 April

• • • Southbound traffic follows the Terrace tunnel detour via The Terrace, Ghuznee St and Taranaki St. Northbound traffic to detour via Willis St, Ghuznee St and The Terrace.

24 March

Wellington drivers are urged to be ready for night works on a key section of State Highway 1 in Wellington city.

Road resurfacing is planned for late this month, and again in April, for SH1/Vivian Street – a route that carries over 20,000 vehicles daily.

Night works are planned, 9 pm to 4 am on Monday 30 March (near Cuba Street), and then again on Thursday, 9 April (near Cambridge Terrace). 

The work will see the highway closed and no street parking available within the closure area. Local road detours will be available (see map below) but will require extra travel time.

Road crews will be resurfacing areas of the road where the pavement has reached the end of its life. The new surface will help reduce the risk of potholes and provide a safer and smoother road surface for traffic.

The work has been timed to be done at night when traffic volumes are lower. This reduces overall disruption and delays for traffic.

Because resurfacing work requires heavy machinery, there will be noise. Work crews will do their best to control it as much as possible, but some impact on inner-city residents can be expected.

NZTA/Waka Kotahi and the Wellington Transport Alliance appreciate that this type of work does create disruption and inconvenience for the public. However, it is essential maintenance for what is a critical transport link.

Road resurfacing requires dry weather to be effective. Schedules may change if bad weather occurs. Drivers should check road conditions before they travel.

Works schedule and detour map

• Monday, 30 March. 9 pm – 4 am
  • SH1 Vivian Street CLOSED between Victoria Street and Taranaki Street
  • Local road detour available via Victoria / Ghuznee / Taranaki Streets

• Thursday, 9 April. 9 pm – 4 am
  • SH1 CLOSED between Tory Street and Cambridge Terrace
  • Local road detour available via Taranaki Street / Cable Street / Kent Terrace