North Auckland state highway maintenance

Saturday 10 May to Friday 16 May

8 May 2025

Before and after: urgent tree removal work on SH1 at Mata (south of Whangārei) during Cyclone Tam.

Kia ora and welcome

Welcome to the North Auckland state highway maintenance weekly roadworks update.

This newsletter covers maintenance and renewal roadworks along State Highway 16 (SH16) between north of Woodhill to Wellsford and State Highway 1 (SH1) between north of Warkworth to Wellsford.

April brought heavy rain across the region, and our contractors were out responding to slips, fallen trees, surface flooding and other impacts, while also keeping major road rebuild projects moving where possible.

A huge shout out and thank you to the crews on the ground working through these challenging conditions. Thanks also to everyone for your patience and for travelling with care through these weather events.

We’re now in the final stretch of the 2024-25 season and are looking forward to completing this season’s delivery.

Please continue to drive with care, follow signage and any instructions you receive, and treat our roadworkers with kindness and respect as they work to keep the state highway network open and safe.

Check Journey Planner for up-to-date information on the state highway network: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/journey-planner

Ngā mihi nui,

The Northland/North Auckland state highway maintenance team.

Upcoming roadworks

Note: Roadworks may be postponed due to rain or other factors that disrupt the weekly schedule.

Check the NZTA Journey Planner for the latest travel information and journey times before starting your journey: https://journeys.nzta.govt.nz/.

Information current as at 3:20pm on 08.05.2025.

State Highway 1 – Warkworth to Wellsford

No significant works scheduled for this week.

State Highway 16 – Woodhill to Wellsford

State Highway 16 – Wellsford

• Thursday 15 May, during the day, 8am – 6pm.
• Due to road resurfacing in this area, stop/go traffic management and speed restrictions will be in place.

More information

Please be aware that there may be other less disruptive state highway works not listed in this newsletter.

For more information on the Northland/North Auckland state highway maintenance, contact us at northlandproject@nzta.govt.nz or 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 444 449)

Visit our website: www.nzta.govt.nz/northland-state-highway-maintenance-programme/

For information about what’s happening with other infrastructure projects across the region please visit the Northland projects page here: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/regions/1203