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Temporary road closures

If you’re planning a parade or a street event that will close a public road, you need to have a temporary road closure permit.

Temporary road closures

Closing a road for more than five minutes without permission is illegal and you can be fined.

We follow a process granting special approval for a road to be closed to vehicles and/or pedestrians at a certain place and point in time. It means you can hold your event to the standards required by law, and that we can create a traffic management plan so that everything runs smoothly. Gaining approval also means you won’t be fined, as closing a road unannounced is illegal.

Temporary road closures or events coming up

Date/Time	Event	Description
Sunday 7 April, 8am - 6pm	Stephens Driving School Motorcycle Handling Skills	Riverbank Carpark; Portion of southern end carpark
Sunday 12 April, 8am - 6pm	Stephens Driving School Motorcycle Handling Skills	Riverbank Carpark; Portion of southern end carpark
Friday 19 April, 7am - 6pm	Hutt Valley Motorsport Club, Silverstream Hill Climb Event	Road Closure; Reynolds Bach Drive from a point 250 metres south of Eastern Hutt Road to the end
Sunday 21 April, 8am - 6pm	Stephens Driving School Motorcycle Handling Skills	Riverbank Carpark; Portion of southern end carpark
Thursday 25 April, 5am - 6:30pm, 9:30am - 11am	Hutt City Anzac Dawn Parade and Ceremony	Road Closure; Laings Road from Queens Drive to Myrtle Street; Queens Drive from High Street (south) to Laings Road
Thursday 25 April, 9:30am - 11am	Eastbourne Anzac Parade and Ceremony	Assemble in Ballinger Garden, on the Fire Station forecourt heading down Makaro Street towards Oroua Street, turn right into Rimu Street, and
Sunday 28 April, 8am - 6pm	Stephens Driving School Motorcycle Handling Skills	Riverbank Carpark; Portion of southern end carpark

You’ll need to:

Let us know in writing at least three to six months before the event. This gives us time to consult with and gain approval from everyone involved, as well as advertise the closure publicly for any objections.
Contact a Traffic Management company to submit your plan once you've been given approval: they’re listed under traffic management equipment/services in the Yellow Pages. We'll work with them to make sure your event is safe and will be run with minimal disruption.