If you are planning an event that requires a road closure, you need to apply to Council for permission.
Please email your request to roadingconsents@uhcc.govt.nz and give as many details as possible: date, time, event, participants, etc.
Council is required to advertise the application in a local paper and give the community time to make a submission for or against the road closure. Council will also contact landowners in the area affected by the road closure.
Once this information has been received, the application will either go to a Council Committee or a Council meeting for a decision.
There are costs associated with this process: advertising, road closed signs, and postage.
Traffic Management and Public Liability insurance are also conditions of a road closure for an event, and these are organised by the applicant at their expense.
This process can take a number of weeks to complete, especially if it has to go to a Council meeting.
Please send your request through at least 10-12 weeks prior to the event.
Temporary Road Closure Saturday 13 September 2025
Upper Hutt City Council has received a request for a temporary road closure of the following roads on Saturday 13 September 2025 from 6.00am to 5.30pm for the 23rd Rimutaka Trust Upper Hutt Spring Festival:
- Main St between Gibbons St and King St.
- Wilson St from Main St to Criterion Lane.
- Pine Avenue between Main St and Queen St.
- Lyster Lane.
- The car park on Pine Ave immediately outside Fishtown.
- Princes St between Main St and Geange St intersection.
- Geange St from Main St to the second pedestrian crossing just prior to the Woolworths car park exit.
- Russell St between Main St and Mumby Lane.
- Wakefield St between Main St and the entrance to McDonalds.
- Logan St from Main St to, and including, the pedestrian crossing in Logan St.
This road closure is to be considered pursuant to the 10th Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974.
Any submissions should be received at the office of the Chief Executive, Upper Hutt City Council, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt 5140, or email: askus@uhcc.govt.nz by 4 April 2025.
Submitters' names and their submissions are usually published.
Major roadworks in progress
From time to time a temporary road closure may be required to allow for physical road works and local events. There may be some disruption to traffic as speed is reduced while going through or next to a work site. Stop/go traffic flow will be in place where required. All work is weather dependent and time frames may extend due to this.
This work is weather dependent.
You can view ALL maintenance work for Wellington and Wairarapa on the NZTA website
Katherine Mansfield Drive Upgrade
The first section of Katherine Mansfield Drive was upgraded and properly formed a number of years ago. Council is now working on an upgrade of the next section that was previously private land. For more information visit the Katherine Mansfield Drive Upgrade project page.
Water supply and wastewater projects
For information on water projects in and around Upper Hutt, please visit Wellington Water Projects
If road resurfacing works are planned for your street, we’ll let you know closer to the time. You will receive a preliminary notice in your letterbox at least 48 hours beforehand advising you of the dates and times.
There may be changes to the programme with sites added or deferred to a later year to accommodate necessary scheduling.