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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
Friday 27 November 7pm - 8pm	Petone Santa Parade	Start; Buick Street, moving north along Jackson Street through to Gear Street and into the Pak'N'Save carpark
Sunday 29 November 7am - 6pm	Cam County Port Road Drags	Road Closure; Port Road, Seaview (the section of road from the intersection of Marchbanks Street, to a point 500 metres north of the Barnes Street intersection); Toop Street, Seaview (the section of road from the intersection of Marchbanks Street to the intersection of Port Road)

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.