Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Wairarapa residents and drivers can expect night closures later this month as maintenance works and median barrier repairs are carried out on State Highway 2 between Masterton and Carterton.
Night works are planned from Sunday, 17 November, until Thursday, 21 November. The highway will be closed between Hughes Line and the Norfolk Road/Cornwall Road roundabout from 9 pm to 4:30 am.
Roxanne Hilliard, Wellington Alliance Manager, says most of the work will be general maintenance.
“Road crews will complete drainage work, pavement repairs, and replacing signs”.
“They’ll also be repairing the wire rope median barriers, which have been struck twice since they were last repaired in July of this year. It’s great to see the barriers doing their job and protecting drivers from head-on collisions, which are the biggest cause of serious crashes on our roads,” Ms Hilliard says.
Some of the work planned is in preparation for resurfacing, which will be done in the warmer summer months, early next year.
“We’ll take the opportunity to do some road repairs. This will speed up our work when we resurface the road next year.”
Local road detours will be in place while the work is underway.
“A full closure means work crews can do the job much faster. That means much less all-round disruption for drivers.”
The detour will require slightly longer travel times, so drivers must allow extra time for their journeys.
Drivers must remember the detours is on a local roads not the state highway – and ensure they drive to the conditions.
Works schedule and detour route
- Sunday, 17 November to Thursday, 21 November, 9 pm – 4:30 am.
- SH2 CLOSED between the rest area north of Hughes Line and Norfolk Road/Cornwall Road roundabout.
- Local road detour via Cornwall Road and Hughes Line.
