Drivers heading through the Wellington CBD on State Highway 1 can expect short delays and local road detours this weekend.

State Highway 1, Vivian Street  will be closed between Tory Street and Kent Terrace/Cambridge Terrace between 9 pm and 4:30 am on the nights of Sunday, 3 August and Monday, 4 August.

Contractors will be completing paving patches along the route.

This section of State Highway 1 in the Wellington CBD carries over 20 thousand vehicles daily. The maintenance will help keep the road in good repair over winter, ahead of more substantial paving works planned for the upcoming state highway summer maintenance season.

Because it is such a well-used daytime route, the work is being done at night when traffic volumes are lower. This minimises overall disruption to drivers.

Local road detours will be available via Taranaki Street, Cable Street and Kent Terrace. This will require extra travel time, so drivers should allow more time for their journeys.

Work Schedule and Detour Route:

• Night works - Sunday, 3 August and Monday, 4 August. 9 pm to 4:30 am
• SH1 CLOSED between Tory Street and Kent Terrace/Cambridge Terrace
• Detour via Taranaki Street, Cable Street and Kent Terrace