Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Regular users of State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill need to be ready for upcoming night closures for essential maintenance.
The closures will be for 10 nights over two weeks, beginning Sunday, 14 May (excluding Friday and Saturday nights).
Closure schedule
- 9 pm to 4 am nightly – Sunday, 14 May to Friday morning, 19 May.
- 9 pm to 4 am nightly – Sunday, 21 May to Friday morning, 26 May.
These night closures significantly reduce the number of daytime disruptions for road users.
Road crews can complete a large amount of essential maintenance, new culvert construction and slip prevention work safely because multiple crews can work across the hill simultaneously without disrupting traffic.
Information for road users
- An escorted vehicle service will be available for shift workers and others with light vehicles and special circumstances who must cross the Remutaka Hill during these closures.
- We cannot offer crossings over the Remutaka Hill during these maintenance closures unless a traveller has special circumstances and has booked an escorted crossing.
- Numbers are strictly limited and should be booked in advance with customer@wta.nzta.govt.nz
- Drivers turning up without a booking will be turned away or will have to wait at the closure point until the road reopens.
- Emergency Services will have access over the route while the work is being carried out.
- More information about the closures can be found at www.nzta.govt.nz/remutaka
The first week of closures coincides with university graduation ceremonies in Wellington. People attending graduation events will have to book to cross the hill if returning to Wairarapa after nine pm.
We understand the closure may inconvenience people travelling between Wairarapa and the Hutt Valley. Waka Kotahi thanks drivers for their patience and understanding as contractors carry out this essential work.
Regular users of this route are encouraged to stay up to date on upcoming closures. While these dates are fixed, bad weather may cause work to be cancelled.
You can learn more about other planned roadworks in the Wellington/Wairarapa region on our website.
Wellington/Wairarapa Roadworks(external link)
HEADS UP:
Motorists should also plan for two daytime one-hour road closures from 29 May to 1 June for feral goat control aerial operations.
