Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Details of upcoming road works and closures.
State Highway 2 Kennedy Good Bridge
Kennedy Good Bridge will be closed to all traffic on Sunday 8 December from 9pm, with set up starting from 8pm.
Drivers wanting to get to and from Lower Hutt will have to use the Melling Link intersection instead. This intersection will be under stop/go which will cause delays. Drivers can still travel in both directions on State Highway 2.
Stop/go traffic management will be in place Monday and Tuesday nights at Kennedy Good Bridge/Major Drive intersections.
Road crews will resurface State Highway 2 at the Kennedy Good Bridge and Major Drive intersections to improve the road’s surface and its skid resistance. It will make the intersection, which carries around 36,000 vehicles daily, smoother and safer for drivers.
Contractors will make the most of the closure to complete other critical maintenance, including work on traffic signals – this will help improve traffic flows through the intersection.
This is part of ongoing work on State Highway 2 through the Hutt Valley, which began in early September. It has seen almost nine lane kilometres of road resurfacing already completed between Dowse Interchange and Belmont, as well as near Manor Park, and River Road and Totara Park in Upper Hutt.
A further five lane kilometres of resurfacing work is planned for State Highway 2 in the Hutt Valley in the New Year. This will be for southbound lanes near Grounsell Crescent to Tirohanga and Petone.
Further updates will be provided before this work starts.
Work schedule
Sunday 8 December
- Kennedy Good Bridge CLOSED to all traffic
- Vehicles need to take the Melling Link exit to reach Lower Hutt, or other alternative exits/entries.
- There will be stop/go traffic controls at the Major Drive and Kennedy Good Bridge intersections, all directions
- SH2 traffic should prepare for delays at this intersection throughout the night, in both directions
- Stop/go and Kennedy Good Bridge closed between 9 pm and 4.30 am
- Set up from 8 pm, expect delays
- Major Drive, Kelson will be accessible at all times for residents, under stop/go.
Monday 9 December and Tuesday 10 December
- Stop/go traffic controls at the Major Drive and Kennedy Good Bridge intersections
- SH2 traffic can expect delays at this intersection throughout the night, in both directions
- Stop/go between 9 pm and 4.30 am
- Set up from 8 pm, expect delays
- Major Drive, Kelson will be accessible at all times for residents, under stop/go.
State Highway 2 Totara Park
State Highway 2 will be closed between Whakatiki Street and Totara Park Road to all traffic on Monday 9 December between 9pm and midnight. Drivers will need to detour via Upper Hutt.
Road crews will be carrying out minor traffic signal sensor maintenance at the Gibbons Street intersection. Site inspections will also be done in preparation for future maintenance works.
Work schedule
Monday 9 December
- Whakatiki Street to Totara Park Road CLOSED to all traffic
- Vehicles need to detour via Whakatiki Street, Fergusson Drive and Totara Park Road
- Road closed between 9 pm and midnight
- Set up from 8 pm, expect delays
- The road will re-open by midnight.
