Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
The first major works of the state highway summer maintenance programme are about to get underway in the Hutt Valley.
Roxanne Hilliard, Wellington Alliance Manager, says State Highway 2 through the Hutt Valley will have nighttime resurfacing works underway from mid-September to late October.
“Our crews will be resurfacing sections of State Highway 2, at night, from Petone all the way north to Totara Park.”
State Highway 2 Upper Hutt works
Ms Hilliard says work will start in Upper Hutt from Monday, 15 September.
“We expect to be working on State Highway 2 between Whakatiki Street and Totara Park Road for around three weeks.”
“Our first two sites will be between Whakatiki Street and Totara Park Road , then we will move further south on State Highway 2 to a site north of Moonshine Hill Road,” Ms Hilliard says.
The resurfacing works and intersection upgrade will require various night closures with detours through Upper Hutt.
Ms Hilliard says it is the most effective and least disruptive way to get all the work completed.
“Fewer people use the highway at night. So, working in off-peak hours means fewer drivers are affected. Full closures are also much more efficient for finishing work faster and reducing traffic management costs.”
“They are also safer. Removing traffic makes the sites safer for workers while also reducing risk for drivers,” Ms Hilliard says.
Local road detours will be required during the night closures, so road users should allow for extra travel time.
State Highway 2 Upper Hutt closures
- Monday, 15 September (one week). Sunday to Thursday nights, 10 pm – 4:30 am (north of Riverstone Terraces)
- SH2 CLOSED in both directions
- Local road detour available via Fergusson Drive to Totara Park Road.
- Access to Riverstone Terraces for residents will be available via SH2 northbound lanes
- A shorter detour will be in place once resurfacing is completed at the northern end of SH2.
Other works
Drivers also need to factor in other work happening along the State Highway 2 and State Highway 58 corridors as well.
This includes new traffic lights and intersection improvements at the Moonshine Hill Road intersection, a Wellington Water project at Silverstream, a night closure for State Highway 58, and planned State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill closures.
Travel times will be longer when these projects coincide. Drivers should check road conditions before they travel.
