Update on new speed limits and average speed safety cameras
Start dates have been confirmed for speed limit changes on short sections of Wairarapa state highways, as well as the new average speed safety cameras on SH2 Upper Hutt.
On SH2 Upper Hutt between Te Mārua and Brown Owl, the
average speed safety cameras are scheduled to begin operating on Wednesday 21 October.
At
SH2 Masterton north, the date is still TBC, but we expect the new 80km/h speed limit will take effect before the end of the year.
In Wairarapa, work began on preparing the Featherston and Martinborough sites earlier this week. The current speed limit remains in force until 19 October.
In Upper Hutt, signs about the average speed safety cameras are scheduled to be installed early next week to help ensure people are aware of the upcoming change and when the cameras will start operating. This includes temporary electronic signboards (or VMS) that’ll remain onsite for the next several weeks, as well as permanent “average speed camera area” signs ahead of the camera locations.
The cameras aim to reduce the risk of serious crashes between Te Mārua and Brown Owl. Fourteen people were killed or seriously injured in crashes on that 4km-long stretch of road between 2015 and September last year.
Meanwhile, also in Upper Hutt we’re installing additional signage about the new 50km/h speed limit through SH2 Māoribank that came into effect on 14 September. We don’t usually have signs that repeat the speed limit in the middle of 50km/h zones, but we’ve heard feedback that the old 70km/h signs in that area were a helpful reminder. Crews are scheduled to finish adding extra 50km/h signs on Fergusson Drive near the petrol station and at the Mangaroa Hill Rd intersection on Sunday night.
Wellington, Porirua, Kāpiti, Hutt
3 October – 9 October 2026
State Highway 1
Urban Motorway, Ngauranga interchange to Willis Street, and Hawkestone Street
southbound on ramp:
A wide range of maintenance work is scheduled from Sunday to Thursday night, from 9:00 pm
to 4:30 am, under a southbound road closure. Hawkestone Street southbound on ramp will
also be closed during this time.
State Highway 58
Judgeford, Moonshine Road to Flightys Road:
SH58 Safety Improvements project works are ongoing from Sunday to Thursday during the day
and night, under an altered lane layout. Stop/go traffic management will be in place for this
project from Sunday to Thursday night, from 7:00pm to 5:30am.
