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Proposal to close roads for events

Have your say on this proposal to close roads for events.

Status Open
Start date 21 January 2025
Closing date 4.00PM, 31 January 2025

The Regulatory Processes Committee will meet on Thursday 27 February 2025 to consider the following temporary road closure for events.

Barefoot Triathlon Series

6am–2pm, Sunday 23 March 2025

Proposed road closure:

  • Massey Road – North Entrance of Shelly Bay to Scorching Bay

Gazley Volkswagen Wellington Marathon

6am–1pm, Sunday 29 June 2025

Proposed road closures:

  • Seaward Lane Closures (2 Lanes): Sky Stadium traffic lights, south along Waterloo Quay, Customhouse Quay, Jervois Quay, to start at Cable Street – 6am to 11.30am
    • Note: This is for the outward section of all races, using two of the three lanes until Jervois Quay where it would gradually funnel down to one lane by Cable Street.
    • Note: Residents, business owners, and the public (accessing carparking) would have controlled access across this close lane where needed under the controls of the Traffic Management staff.
  • Seaward Lane Closures: Cable Street to Oriental Parade – 6am to 11.30am
    • This is for the outward section of the route only. Residents, business owners, Te Papa and market goers will have controlled access under Traffic Management Staff.
  • Oriental Parade and Evans Bay, between Cable Street and Cobham Drive – 6am to 1pm
    • Landward Lane for normal westbound traffic would be open by approximately 11am. Residents business owners will have controlled access under Traffic Management Staff.
  • Shelly Bay between Miramar Avenue (The Cutting) South end and Shelly Bay – 7am to 12pm
    • Residents and business owners within the road closure will have controlled access under Traffic Management Staff.
  • Herd Street – 6am to 1pm
    • Marshalled resident and business access
  • Controlled Waterfront Access:
    Herd Street through Chaffers Marina, Frank Kitts park, Queens Wharf to Bluebridge Ferry Terminal 9am to 1pm

Submissions

Any person objecting to a proposed road closure must contact the Council in writing before 4pm, Friday 31 January 2025.

Please send correspondence to Street Activities at mailing address PO Box 2199 Wellington or by email to street.activities@wcc.govt.nz