Keeping drivers safe is the priority when median wire rope barriers are repaired on State Highway 2 near Totara Park next week. 

A full closure of the highway between Whakatiki Street and Totara Park Road is planned for the night of Tuesday, 2 June between 9 pm and 4:30 am. 

Contractors will be fixing wire rope safety barriers, which have been struck five times since previous repairs on the route were completed in July last year. 

They will also complete other maintenance, including rubbish collection and gantry inspections. 

Because of the work involved, the machinery required, and the restricted width of the highway, a full road closure is needed.

The work is deliberately timed to be done at night when traffic volumes are lower to minimise travel disruption and delays.

A local road detour will be available via Totara Park Road / Fergusson Drive / Whakatiki Street. This is on local roads with lower speed limits. Drivers should allow extra time for their journeys.

Works schedule and detour route - Tuesday, 2 June. 9 pm – 4:30 am. SH2 CLOSED in both directions between Whakatiki Street and Totara Park Road. Local road detour available via Totara Park Road / Fergusson Drive / Whakatiki Street.