Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
People travelling on SH2 through Petone, need to prepare for several night-time road closures from Tuesday, 21 January. Detours will be available through Lower Hutt.
Roxanne Hilliard, Wellington Alliance Manager, says it is a continuation of the State Highway 2 Hutt Valley resurfacing works that began last year.
“Crews will begin with resurfacing the highway in January and then will need to come back in mid-February to do further works on what is a relatively sharp bend near the Petone Overbridge.”
Ms Hilliard says that drivers often take this faster than the advised speed of 55 km/h, so it’s important that the road surface is as skid resistant as possible to help prevent crashes.
“The high traction material being used must be applied several weeks after the January resurfacing works, which is why we need to come back again in February to complete the job.”
“A temporary speed limit of 50km/hr will be in place on SH2 Petone until mid-February. Drivers are being asked to slow down while this work is in place. We appreciate everyone taking care while this important safety work is completed,” Ms Hilliard says.
Works schedule and detour maps
- Tuesday, 21 January
- Petone to Dowse Interchange will be closed to northbound traffic. Southbound traffic will be down to one lane, with a temporary speed limit of 30 km/hr.
- Wednesday, 22 January
- Dowse Interchange to Petone will be closed to southbound traffic. Northbound traffic will be down to one lane, with a temporary speed limit of 30 km/hr.
- Local road detour available (below)
- Thursday, 23 January
- the Petone southbound onramp will be closed. Drivers will need to use Dowse Interchange to travel southbound.
- Sunday 26 and Monday 27 January
- A structure next to the overbridge southbound will be removed. This will require a southbound road closure.
- Mid-February
- For two nights crews will be water cutting the road surface to remove any excess bitumen. This means that one night will be a northbound closure and the other night will be southbound.
- Following the water cutting, calcined bauxite will be applied, taking up to four nights.
- Updates on the timing of these work closures will be provided closer to the time.
