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Temporary road closures

See what temporary road closures are coming up. Find out what to do if you're planning an event that will close a public road.

Temporary road closures or events coming up

Date/Time	Event	Description
28 February to 12 March	Queens Drive roadworks at night	Resurfacing work is being done between 7.00pm and 5.30am. The work has been scheduled in 4 sections (weather permitting): High Street to Laings Road: 8-12 March Laings Road to Bunny Street: 28 February - 4 March Bunny Street to Waterloo Road: 7-9 March Waterloo Road to Kings Crescent: 4-5 March The section that is being worked on will be closed during the night with detours in place. Please allow extra time to get to your destination or use an alternative route if possible. There will be some changes to bus stop locations.
Wednesday 17 March	Weetbix Tryathlon	Huia Street between Laings Road and Myrtle Street; Huia Place

Planning a temporary road closure

Closing a road for more than 5 minutes without permission is illegal and you can be fined.

We follow a process for granting special approval to temporarily close a road to vehicles and/or pedestrians. This means you can hold your event safely under an approved TMP compliantly.

Getting a temporary road closure permit

To get a permit you'll need to:

Let us know in writing at least 3-6 months before the event.
Liaise with all affected residents and or businesses. Proof that you've done this will need to be presented to council by a certain date.
Council will publicly advertise the closure to allow for objections.
Contact a registered contractor to request a Temporary Traffic Management Plan (TMP). A TMP is required as part of the formal application to Council for a temporary road closure or event. The plan must meet the Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management. TMP forms are available on the NZTA website:
- 01. TMP - full form is an empty version of the form
- 02. Guidelines for TMP – full form is a version with guidelines on what to include.