Roadworks and signage fees

Find out about the fees and charges for signage and roadworks in Lower Hutt.


There are four signboards located in Lower Hutt that can be hired out by the week. The weekly hire fees include installation and removal costs. Total price for hiring is weekly hire fee plus production costs plus GST.

All prices are exclusive of GST.

2023-2024 fees & charges

Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2023-24, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on 7 June 2023. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Annual Plan is adopted on 30 June 2023, and will take effect from 1 July 2023. They may be subject to change before 30 June 2023.

Signboard locationSide A hire per weekSide A production per bookingSide B Hire per weekSide B production per booking
Ewen Bridge $147.00 $168.00 $147.00 $168.00
Waione Street Bridge, Seaview $147.00 $168.00 $105.00 $168.00
Kennedy Good Bridge, Avalon $147.00 $168.00 $105.00 $168.00
Cambridge Terrace, Naenae $105.00 $168.00 $105.00  $168.00
All four signboards $545.00 $670.00 $460.00 $670.00

Subdivision inspection & approval charges2023-2024 Charge
Boundary adjustment $220.00
All business support/administration$150.00 per hour
All processing or monitoring by engineer$150.00 per hour
All processing or monitoring by senior/principal engineer$220.00 per hour

Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2023-24, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on 7 June 2023. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Annual Plan is adopted on 30 June 2023, and will take effect from 1 July 2023. They may be subject to change before 30 June 2023.

In accordance with Clause 6.5 Corridor Manager Cost Recovery in the National Code, Council is able to recover costs in administering and monitoring Corridor Access Requests (CAR) consent compliance.

Since 1 July 2015 Hutt City Council aligns itself with Upper Hutt City Council’s fees and charges for processing CAR. This includes charging a fee for texturizing seal coats where trenches are located within the carriageway.

Request type2023-2024 Charge
Corridor Access Request - Minor Work (per CAR request) $190.00
Corridor Access Request - Major Work (per CAR request) $230.00
Corridor Access Request - Project Work (per CAR request) $1,160.00
Fee the texturizing seal coat of a trench in carriageway $7.60/m2
Re-inspection Fee $216.00 per inspection

Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2023-24, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on 7 June 2023. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Annual Plan is adopted on 30 June 2023, and will take effect from 1 July 2023. They may be subject to change before 30 June 2023.

Council installed motor crossing charges*2023-2024 charge2023-2024
Admin/inspection charge
Concrete dished crossing per square metre $216.00m2$173.00m2
Extensions to existing concrete crossings per square metre $216.00m2$173.00m2
Installation of concrete dished crossing in conjunction with road reconstruction work per square metre $87.00m2$173.00m2
Concrete block crossing/pipe crossing/'Slot' type crossing per square  metre $216.00m2$173.00m2

*Traffic management costs are additional and will be advised at the time of quotation.

Privately installed motor crossing charges 2023-2024 charge2023-2024
Admin/inspection charge
Deposit for privately installed crossing ($300 refunded upon satisfactory completion of crossing) $325.00 $216.00
Deposit for installation of a Heavy Duty or Extra Heavy Duty vehicle crossing ($500.00 refunded upon satisfactory completion of crossing) $550.00 $216.00

Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2023-24, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on 7 June 2023. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Annual Plan is adopted on 30 June 2023, and will take effect from 1 July 2023. They may be subject to change before 30 June 2023.


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