Woodville asphalt resurfacing coming soon

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi | 2 Feb 2026 2:57pm | Manawatū-Whanganui

A reminder that from this Sunday, a stretch of State Highway 2 Vogel Street through Woodville will be resurfaced with asphalt.

The work is taking place under mid-March (16 March) under a variety of traffic management.

There will be 2 phases of work with changing temporary traffic management and detour routes, including during the day.

Phase 1

  • From Sunday 8 February to Tuesday 24 February from 6pm to 6am, works will be underway on SH2 between Ross Street and McLean Street.
  • During this time, road users (cars and other light vehicles) will detour using Tay Street to Station Street, back to SH2. 
  • Traffic management will change during the day. From 6am to 6pm, northbound traffic will travel through the worksite on SH2. All southbound traffic will continue to use the detour.

The detour for all freight and heavy vehicles is: SH3 to Woodlands Road to Oxford Road to Pinfold Road back to SH2. This will be in place 24/7 for 5 weeks for the duration of the works. Temporary traffic lights and a temporary 10km/h speed limit will be in place at the Oxford Road bridge.

Further information about phase 2 will be provided in future updates closer to the time.

Vogel Street, Woodville road closure map

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