Road maintenance

Council performs regular maintenance, renewals and rehabs on the road surface and footpaths throughout our city to keep them in good condition and ensure smooth travel.

Road surfaces are not permanent and naturally deteriorate over time. Factors like increased traffic loading, trenching for underground services, surface oxidation from sunlight, and weather conditions, all contribute to wear and tear of our road surface and pavements.

We develop an annual programme of maintenance work and resurface about 15kms of road every year. Most of this work takes place between November and March, when warm weather and ground temperatures ensure the best results.

See below for the roads scheduled for resurfacing this season, or check our current roadworks and disruptions page for updates.

Did you know?

Hutt City Council is responsible for:

  • 486km of road
  • 683km of footpath
  • Over 12,000 street signs
  • Over 14,000 Street Lights

Resurfacing options

We have two resurfacing options each designed for a specific purpose, and in some cases a combination of both options might be used.

Chipseal:

  • Consists of a layer of sprayed bitumen followed by one or two layers of stone spread evenly over the surface of the road.
  • Improves road safety by providing enhanced skid resistance.
  • Strengthens roads waterproofing abilities helping to protect the road pavement (road foundation) and prevents ruts and other types of damages.
  • The lifecycle of a chipseal road ranges from 8-15 years. Roads with high traffic volumes generally require resealing every 8 years whereas roads with low-traffic volume may last 15-20 years, depending on other contributing factors like weather conditions.

Asphaltic concrete (asphalt):

  • A hot-applied pre mixture of aggregates and bitumen that is paved in layers of varying thicknesses starting from as thin as 25 millimetres to whatever thickness is required.
  • Improves the levels and structural integrity.
  • Commonly used as final layer/wearing coarse over the road pavement. Also used as a structural layer to enhance the overall strength of the pavement.
  • Provides a smoother and more comfortable ride quality.
  • Chosen for areas that have a lot of turning traffic or are often used by heavy vehicles.
  • Typical lifespan of an asphalt surface is 12-25 years, before major rehabilitation is required.

Scheduled resurfacing November 2025 to March 2026

Our seasonal programme of maintenance work to resurface and reseal roads across Lower Hutt will begin in November 2025.

You’ll get a letter letting you know when we'll be working in your street. The letter will include information on where and when the work is happening, how long it should take, if there is anything you need to do (like keep your car off the road), and contact numbers for the contractor and Council.

Streets programmed for work:

Avalon
High Street (Cottle Street to Mabey Road)

Boulcott
High Street (Lincoln Avenue to 827 High Street)

Epuni
Cambridge Terrace (Hampton Close to Naenae Road)
Mitchell Street (High Street to Brees Street)
Oxford Terrace (Roberts Street to Daysh Street)
Witako Street (Waterloo Road to Hall Crescent)

Fairfield
Waiwhetu Road (Rumgay Street to Boothby Grove)

Hutt Central
Glen Iris Grove

Moera
Randwick Road

Naenae
Cambridge Terrace (Naenae Road to Fisk Street)
Cambridge Terrace (213 Cambridge Terrace to Clendon Street)
Kowhai Street (Naenae Road to 52 Kowhai Street)
Naenae Road (Waddington Drive to Clendon Street)
Naenae Road and Daysh Street - roundabout
Rata Street (142 Rata Street to 154b Rata Street)
Seddon Street and Waddington Drive – roundabout
Strand Crescent (Rata Street to Waddington Drive)
Waddington Drive (101 Waddington Drive to 107 Waddington Drive)

Normandale
Dowse Drive (near #15)

Petone
Bouverie Street
Hutt Road (Korokoro Road to Riddlers Crescent)
The Esplanade (47 The Esplanade to Victoria Street)
The Esplanade (Sydney Street to Bay Street)
The Esplanade and Hutt Road - roundabout
The Esplanade and Victoria Street – intersection
Udy Street (Hutt Road to Richmond Street)
Udy Street (Richmond Street to Cuba Street)

Stokes Valley
Stokes Valley Road (Eastern Hutt Road to Wagon Road)
Stokes Valley Road (James Grove to 103 Stokes Valley Road)
Stokes Valley Road link road (Stokes Valley Road to Eastern Hutt Road)

Taitā
High Street (Tocker Street to Biddle Crescent)
Reynolds Street (Taine Street to Tocker Street)
Taita Drive (Tennyson Avenue to Percy Cameron Street)

Wainuiomata
Coast Road (Gold Club Entrance)
David Grove
Fitzherbert Street (The Strand to Parkway Roundabout)
Konini Street (Rata Street to Parkway South)
Kowhai Steet (Karaka Street to Northcote Street)
Main Road (Rowe Parade to Moohan Street)
McKay Street (Frederick Street to end)
Miles Crescent
Wainuiomata Hill – Wainuiomata Road Southbound

Waiwhetu
Wainui Road (Waiwhetu Stream Bridge to Rishworth Street)
Waiwhetu Road (Trafalgar to Collingwood)
Rishworth St (Cul-D-Sac to Wainui Road)
Guthrie St (Cambridge Terrace to Waiwhetu Road)

Woburn
Puriri Street (Ngaio Street to Pohutukawa Street)