Updated on 23 December 2024
Season Greetings
Porirua City Council Transport Team will be away from 25 December 2024 until 3 January 2025. Our Maintenance Contractors will be off the roads, except for emergencies, from 20 December 2024 until 6 January 2025.
If you have any concerns about major or urgent issues during that time, please contact our Enquiries Team on 04 237 5089.
We wish you a happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
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There are times when emergency events and largescale improvement projects force the closure or disruptions of roads in Porirua City, sometimes for a number of weeks or longer.
We appreciate this is disruptive for residents and do our best to reopen roads as soon as it is safe to do so.
The following road works, road closures or disruptions are currently active in the city.
On 8 January 2025, our resurfacing contractor will be chipsealing Beaumaris Crescent as part of our 2024/2025 resurfacing programme. Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Loose chip on the road is expected after chipsealing. Our contractor will return to sweep the road within a week after the seal has been constructed.
Powerco is doing a gas pipeline upgrade in Grays Road and Mervyn Place between November 2024 and January 2025. Work will be done under Stop / Go traffic control during the hours of 9am and 4pm only. There will also be lane closures so expect some delays at times.
If you have any queries about the pipeline upgrade, please direct your enquiries to Powerco 021 728 919.
Bellona Place will be closed for one day between Monday 6 January and Wednesday 8 January 2025, allowing two days contingency. The road closure will be active between the hours of 7am and 5pm.
Traffic management will be on site and pedestrians and resident vehicles will be assisted through the closure by traffic controllers if required.
We thank residents for their patience when this work is carried out.
Sewer main construction & water main renewal
Both lanes of Champion St are now open, however the entrance to Bothamley Park remains closed until further notice.
The car park outside 14 Bedford Court, Te Akapuanga Hall (Porirua Cook Islands Hall) will be closed between midday and 10pm on the following days for the Pacific Night Market:
Friday 28 March 2025
Electricity cabling - October to December 2024
Wellington Electricity is installing an underground electricity cable between 11 Prosser Street and 24 Mohuia Crescent in Elsdon, Porirua. The project involves digging trenches, installing protective pipes, then covering everything up once the cables are in place. The work is being done in stages.
For up-to-date information about what is happening and when, visit the Wellington Electricity project page: https://www.welectricity.co.nz/major-projects/elsdon/
Water main installation - January 2025 to July 2025
Wellington Water is working to install a new water main on Titahi Bay Road (near Wi Neera Drive) and along Tangare Drive.
It is being carried out in stages and is a joint effort between Wellington Pipelines and Wellington Water.
Stage 1 construction has now been completed. Final close out activities are happening and Stage 2 has been deferred to July 2025.
Please note, the depot will remain in place until completion of the project in 2025.
On 7 January, our resurfacing contractor will be chipsealing sections of Flightys Road as part of our 2024/2025 resurfacing programme. Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Loose chip on the road is expected after chipsealing. Our contractor will return to sweep the road within a week after the seal has been constructed.
On 6 January 2025, our resurfacing contractor will be chipsealing sections of Moonshine Road as part of our 2024/2025 resurfacing programme. Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Loose chip on the road is expected after chipsealing. Our contractor will return to sweep the road within a week after the seal has been constructed.
On 6 January 2025 our resurfacing contractor will be chipsealing sections of Murphys Road as part of our 2024/2025 resurfacing programme. Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Loose chip on the road is expected after chipsealing. Our contractor will return to sweep the road within a week after the seal has been constructed.
A slip in 2022 has resulted in the long-term closure of the walkway between Halladale Road & Kinloch Grove.
The retaining works required will be programmed as priorities and budget allow.
There is currently no timeframe for these works - and the walkway will remain closed until it can be safely reopened.
We recognise this closure will be frustrating for many residents.
On 8 January our resurfacing contractor will be chipsealing sections of Paekākāriki Hill Rd as part of our 2024/2025 resurfacing programme. Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Loose chip on the road is expected after chipsealing. Our contractor will return to sweep the road within a week after the seal has been constructed.
Sewer main renewal – 24 July to 20 December
The entrance to Mepham Place is now open but the work is on hold. Installation of the last manhole has been deferred and the website will be updated when we have a firm date for completion.
Windley Street will be closed from Wednesday 24 July to Friday 15 November at the intersection of Windley Street and Champion Street.
There will be a full road closure of Windley Street, between Thompson Grove and Champion Street. One lane will remain open on Champion Street, with traffic managed under a Stop Go operation. This area will be closed continuously for nine (9) weeks, including a two (2) week contingency buffer if required.
GP Friel on behalf of Kāinga Ora, will be carrying out a wastewater renewal project during this road closure. A significant trench depth is required for the work, which requires large construction machinery. As such, most of the available road and footpath space is required
Residents and the business owner have been notified as part of the Mana Whenua Partnerships team’s notification process within Te Aranga Alliance. Contractors will be installing signs at the end of this closure to indicate that the business remains open and accessible.
Sewer main renewal – 24 July to February 2025
Windley Street will be closed at the intersection of Windley Street and Champion Street. GP Friel on behalf of Kāinga Ora, will be carrying out a wastewater renewal project during this road closure.
There will be a full road closure of Windley Street, between Thompson Grove and Champion Street. One lane will remain open on Champion Street, with traffic managed under a Stop Go operation.
The businesses remains open and accessible.
On 9 January, our resurfacing contractor will be chipsealing Herewini Street as part of our 2024/2025 resurfacing programme.
Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Loose chip on the road is expected after chipsealing. Our contractor will return to sweep the road within a week after the seal has been constructed.
On 10 January, our resurfacing contractor will be chipsealing sections of Kapiti Crescent as part of our 2024/2025 resurfacing programme. Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Loose chip on the road is expected after chipsealing. Our contractor will return to sweep the road within a week after the seal has been constructed.
A contractor for Wellington Electricity is carrying out work for a cable upgrade from Monday 4 November for approximately 8 weeks. Stop/Go traffic management and/or road shoulder closures will be in place. The footpath will remain open to pedestrians.
We understand roadworks can be disruptive and Wellington Electricity’s contractor will endeavour to minimise the impact on the community. We appreciate your co-operation and patience.
Morere Street, from the intersection with Jillet Street, will be closed for 1 day on 21 January with 22 and 27 January as contingency days, for Wellington Water to reinstate the road surface following recent asset repairs.
Residents will be able to access their properties on Morere Street via Dimock Street. No driveways or businesses will be obstructed.
We understand roadworks can be disruptive and we appreciate your co-operation and patience while this work is carried out.
On 10 January 2025 our resurfacing contractor will be chipsealing Terrace Road as part of our 2024/2025 resurfacing programme. Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Loose chip on the road is expected after chipsealing. Our contractor will return to sweep the road within a week after the seal has been constructed.
Water main installation - January 2025 to July 2025
Wellington Water is working to install a new water main on Titahi Bay Road (near Wi Neera Drive) and along Tangare Drive.
It is being carried out in stages and is a joint effort between Wellington Pipelines and Wellington Water.
Stage 1 construction has now been completed. Final close out activities are happening and Stage 2 has been deferred to July 2025.
Please note, the depot will remain in place until completion of the project in 2025.
On 10 January 2025 our resurfacing contractor will be chipsealing View Road as part of our 2024/2025 resurfacing programme. Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Loose chip on the road is expected after chipsealing. Our contractor will return to sweep the road within a week after the seal has been constructed.
Essential work to increase drinking water supply and improve our electricity network is being carried out from early November for the fast-growing eastern suburbs.
Porirua City Council, Wellington Electricity, Wellington Water and Kāinga Ora are teaming up to carry out essential infrastructure work along two Transmission Gully motorway link roads. To keep disruption to a minimum, we are working together using a ‘dig once’ approach to get both water and electricity upgrades done at the same time.
In stage 1, we’ve temporarily closed Waitangirua Link Road from 4 November for up to five months. This closure will allow us to:
- lay cables for improved electricity supply
- lay pipes to increase drinking water supply.
While the road is closed, we’ll also remove wilding pine trees, clear vegetation, resurface the road and install signage for the increased speed limit on the Waitangirua Link Road, which is being raised to 60km/h as part of the Speed Management Plan for Porirua City.
Once the stage 1 work is complete and Waitangirua Link Road is back open, we’ll be closing one lane of Te Ara Kāpehu (Whitby) Link Road for about two months to lay water pipes and power cabling (stage 2). This work will happen in 2025.
The 2.4 km of new drinking water pipes will connect to the new, larger reservoir that is being built at the end of Stemhead Lane in 2025 by Te Rā Nui. The new power cables will enable our city to have a more resilient electricity network and allow future growth.
From Monday 13 January 2025 we will be laying electricity ducting and water pipes in the Warspite Avenue/Niagara Street intersection.
This is a part of the Waitangirua Link Road works and will take about two months to complete.
What to expect:
From 8 - 10 January 2025, our contractor will be resurfacing Ayton Drive as part of the2024/2025 programme. Traffic management will be in place and affected residents will still have access to their properties.
While the work is planned for this date, it can be delayed due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Spinnaker Drive slip and road closure updates can be found here: poriruacity.govt.nz/spinnaker
For road closures and road works on state highways in Porirua City please follow www.nzta.govt.nz/wellington-maintenance for updates
