Night Closures for Safety Improvements at intersection of Devon Street West (SH45) and Morley Street: 6 April-1 May 

Crews continue to complete safety improvements along Devon Street West (SH45) between Bayly Road and Morley Street.

As part of this project, crews will complete upgrades to the cycle lanes and road layout at the intersection of Devon Street West and Morley Street, to improve safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists on this busy road and improve traffic flow on State Highway 45.

To complete this work as safely and efficiently as possible, Devon Street West at the intersection of Morley Street will be closed at night (7pm-6am) from Sunday 6 April to Thursday 1 May.

• Work is due to start on Sunday 6 April and will take approximately 4 weeks to complete (weather permitting).
• During this time, Devon Street West at the intersection of Morley Street will be closed between 7pm and 6am, Sunday to Thursday each week.
• During the closures, alternative routes will be available for road users and will be clearly signposted. 
• Work will not take place during the day (6am-7pm), as well as Friday and Saturday nights. During this time the road will remain open with a temporary speed restriction in place.
• Access to businesses will be maintained at all times. Pedestrian and property access will be maintained; however, some parking may be unavailable while particular areas are under construction.
• We appreciate that this work will cause some disruption, however, our crews will do their best to keep noise to a minimum while work is taking place.

In preparation for this work to start, crews will also be commencing work on Monday 31 March for approximately 5 days, weather permitting, to do kerb and channel upgrades between Belt Road and Morley Street.

• This work will take place from 7am-7pm, Monday to Saturday, under shoulder closures or contraflow traffic controls. This means that during the day, both directions of traffic will continue to use Devon Street West with temporary speed restrictions in place.

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Road Closures at Huatoki Street and Carrington Street intersection: 7 April-10 May 2025

The New Plymouth Infrastructure Partnership will be completing upgrades to Huatoki Street, at the intersection of Carrington Street, from Monday 7 April to improve safety for all road users including school students, cyclists and pedestrians. The site is shown in red on the attached map.  

To complete the work as safely and efficiently as possible, the work will be completed under two stages of road closures. 

Here is what you need to know:  

• From Monday 7 to Saturday 19 April Huatoki Street between Hursthouse and Carrington streets will be closed to all traffic 24/7. This stage of work will take approximately 2 weeks to complete (weather permitting).  
• From Saturday 19 April to Saturday 10 May Huatoki Street between Hursthouse and Carrington streets will be under a single lane closure for three weeks (weather permitting). This means:  

o   Access to Huatoki Street from Carrington Street will be closed.  

o   Traffic on Huatoki Street will be able to exit onto to Carrington Street.  

Taranaki 

SH3 Mount Messenger: 2 months of vegetation maintenance started on Monday 17 March during the day between 6am to 6pm. There will be stop/go traffic management and a reduced speed limit in place Monday to Saturday each week. 

Plan ahead for temporary SH3 delays during Mt Messenger project work.

A stretch of State Highway 3 at Mt Messenger will be under stop/go traffic management for works associated with Te Ara o Te Ata – Mt Messenger Bypass project. The work, which includes ground stabilisation and vegetation clearance has begun, with work expected to be complete on Tuesday 13 May. Crews will be on site from 6am to 6pm Monday to Saturday.

During the work, 1 lane will be open to traffic and will shift at times. The delay times will vary:

Wednesday 9 April to Tuesday 13 May, DELAYS of up to 15 minutes expected.

NIGHT CLOSURES – SH45 at Morley Street Intersection (New Plymouth District Council Devon Street Safety Improvements): 6 April to 1 May

To complete this work as safely and efficiently as possible, Devon Street West at the intersection of Morley Street will be closed at night (7pm-6am) from Sunday 6 April to Thursday 1 May.

The work is being done under a full road closure (overnight only) so that crews can safely complete multiple activities at the same time, reducing the overall construction period by approximately 4 weeks. Work is happening at night when traffic volumes are lowest, to reduce disruption to businesses, residents, and road users in this busy area.

Work is due to start on Sunday 6 April and will take approximately 4 weeks to complete (weather permitting).
During this time, Devon Street West at the intersection of Morley Street will be closed between 7pm and 6am, Sunday to Thursday each week.
During the closures, alternative routes will be available for road users and will be clearly signposted.
Work will not take place during the day (6am-7pm), as well as Friday and Saturday nights. During this time, the road will remain open with a temporary speed restriction in place.

Night works – SH3 New Plymouth to Hāwera safety improvements project, Mangorei Road Roundabout: 30 March-17 April

Work will begin on Sunday night (30 March) and is expected to take 3 weeks to complete.

Crews will be working 5 nights per week, from 6pm to 6am Sunday to Thursday (wrapping up each week at 6am Friday) for each of the 3 weeks.

H3 access to and from Mangorei Road will be closed during the night works. Alternative routes to Mangorei Road are available via Carrington and Baker Roads, as well as via Cumberland Street. Outside of the night works, access to and from Mangorei Road will be restored and the SH3 stop/go will be lifted.

Upcoming road closure on SH3 Waitara for road rebuild

this section of SH3 will be rebuilt from Monday 28 April to Wednesday 28 May 2025, once the rebuild currently underway south of the intersection is complete. During this time, we will also complete work on Stage 4 of the Waitara Road roundabout, which will involve the completion of the roundabout itself.

To allow work to take place safely and efficiently, we will close SH3 from the Raleigh Street intersection to south of the Nelson Street intersection 24/7 until the rebuild is complete.

We are unable to complete the rebuild at night as overnight temperatures will be too low in May for the rebuild to be completed successfully.

A detour will be in place through Waitara via Raleigh Street, High Street West, Cracroft Street, McLean Street, and Nelson Street. 

Waitara Road access

During the northern rebuild access to Waitara Road will be impacted.

The left turn out of Waitara Road will remain open, but the right turn will be closed. There will also be no direct access to Waitara Road from SH3.

To travel north from Waitara Road or to access Waitara Road from SH3 an alternative route will be in place via Richmond Road and Kairau Road East.

Waitara Rd SH3_Addendum March 2025