Ara Tūhono– Puhoi to Warkworth motorway project will be undertaking the next phase of the pavement improvement and tie in works on State Highway 1 (SH1) between Kaipara Flats Road/Goatley Road and Hudson Road intersections.

SH1 will be closed to all traffic in both directions from Wellsford to the Hudson Road intersection for 10 nights over a two-week period this month to allow the project team to complete the work. The closures will be in place between 9pm and 5am from Sunday 21 August to Thursday 25 August, and then again from Sunday 28 August to Thursday 1 September.

There will be a detour in place via State Highway 16 from Wellsford to Woodcocks Road, Warkworth. This detour will add up to 30 minutes extra to the journey. If you are travelling north, you can exit the motorway at Silverdale to SH16 and avoid the Warkworth area. We advise planning travel of this time carefully and apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Over dimension loads will not be able to use the detour route, therefore we have a special arrangement in place where over dimension vehicles will be able to access through the work site at a set time on set days. Please contact us 48 hours or more before your journey on 0508 P2WK INFO (0508 7295 4636) or at [email protected]. Heavy vehicles can use the detour route, and it is suggested you exit at Silverdale.

Once we complete this piece of work, we’ll be back on Sunday 4 September to complete the traffic switch and a further road closure will be needed that night. A much shorter detour via Hudson Road will be in place while we do this work. After the switch has taken place, the road surface will be a lot smoother.

Please plan ahead for your journey during this time and check the Waka Kotahi Journey Planner https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/ before you travel.