Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
State Highway 1 between the airport and Kilbirnie Crescent/Hamilton Road will see road maintenance work underway next month.
Roxanne Hilliard, Wellington Alliance Manager, says the stretch of road is the next in line to be worked on as part of the state highway summer maintenance season.
“This is a key link to the airport and to the Miramar Peninsula. Cobham Drive and Calabar Road carry 20,000 to 30,000 vehicles daily. The highway is well-used, and it is crucial it is kept safe and reliable for the public.”
Road crews will be resurfacing sections of the highway at night between 9 pm and 4:30 am from Tuesday, 8 April, to Wednesday, 16 April.
Work will be carried out on Calabar Road, at the Cobham Drive/Troy Street roundabout, the southbound lanes of Cobham Drive near Evans Bay Parade, and at the Kilbirnie Crescent/Hamilton Road intersection.
Hilliard says these sections of State Highway 1 need to be worked on.
“People frequently ask why we are working on a road that appears to be fine. The fact is, like servicing your car, the best time to do maintenance is before major damage occurs.”
“A road may still look like it is in good condition when we resurface it, but what we are doing is fixing it before bigger and more expensive problems arise,” Ms. Hilliard says.
She says that because it is a well-used route, people traveling between the Wellington CBD and Miramar will experience delays while the work is completed. Stop/Go traffic management and directional closures will be used as needed.
“Unfortunately, we cannot do this type of work without affecting traffic. Completing it at night is the least disruptive option.”
“There are fewer vehicles on the road at night, and the work is timed outside of peak operating times for Wellington Airport. However, if you have a late evening flight, please allow extra time to get to and from the airport,” Ms. Hilliard says.
These works are weather-dependent and may be rescheduled in case of bad weather. Road resurfacing requires dry and warm weather conditions to be effective.
Works schedule and detour maps
- Tuesday, 8 April. 9 pm – 4:30 am.
- SH1 Calabar Road near the Broadway/Stewart Duff Drive roundabout.
- Stop/Go traffic management and 30 km/h temporary speed limit.
- Wednesday, 9 April. 9 pm – 4:30 am.
- Cobham Drive/Troy Street roundabout
- Altered lane layout. Traffic can travel as normal
- Thursday, 10 April, and Sunday, 13 April. 9 pm – 4:30 am.
- SH1 Cobham Drive/Troy Street roundabout resurfacing
- Northbound traffic detour via Troy Street, Rongotai Road, and Evans Bay Parade
- Monday, 14 April. 9 pm – 4:30 am.
- SH1 Cobham Drive resurfacing near Evans Bay Parade
- Northbound traffic detour via Troy Street, Rongotai Road, and Evans Bay Parade
- Tuesday, 15 April. 9 pm – 4:30 am.
- SH1 Cobham Drive resurfacing near Kilbirnie Crescent/Hamilton Road
- Northbound detour via Evans Bay Parade, Rongotai Road, Crawford Road, and Wellington Road
- Wednesday, 16 April. 9 pm – 4:30 am.
- SH1 Cobham Drive resurfacing near Kilbirnie Crescent/Hamilton Road
- Southbound detour via Wellington Road, Crawford Road, Rongotai Road, and Evans Bay Parade
View larger SH1 Cobham Drive detour route [PDF, 130 KB]
View larger SH1 Kilbirnie Crescent / Hamilton Road detour route [PDF, 119 KB]
