News & Media Releases

All news releases for the Inner City Bypass are listed here, starting from August 2001. Each release is listed as it was released to the media.

Section of Victoria Street to be reopened making road two-way

5 June 2007

Transit New Zealand will reopen a section of Victoria Street this week making the road two-way.
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Transit advises Brooklyn pedestrians of better route into town

26 March 2007

Transit New Zealand advises Brooklyn pedestrians of a better route into town after monitoring pedestrians since the open of Karo Drive at Christmas.
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Transit advises of delays for Brooklyn / Aro Valley motorists this morning

26 March 2007

Transit New Zealand advises there were some delays for motorists coming into the city from Brooklyn and Aro Valley this morning.
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Transit and WCC to provide updates and phone service on Bypass

16 March 2007

Transit New Zealand and Wellington City Council will be providing daily updates on how traffic is moving on the Inner City Bypass and associated streets.
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Transit reminds motorists of Vivian Street route change

25 January 2007

Transit New Zealand is reminding motorists that the short section of Vivian Street between Willis and Victoria Streets will reverse in direction from tomorrow (Friday 26 January).
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Transit advises motorists to use Taranaki St when travelling to eastern and southern suburbs 

16 January 2007

Transit New Zealand is urging motorists travelling between the city centre and Wellington's eastern and southern suburbs to use Taranaki Street rather than Victoria Street, as part of the route changes following the opening of the northbound section of the Wellington Inner City Bypass.
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SH1 Inner City Bypass northbound route opens

22 December 2006

After two years of construction, the northbound route of the new SH1 Wellington Inner City Bypass will open at 6am on Thursday 28 December 2006.
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Patience requested during Bypass changes

13 December 2006

Access from Willis Street to Abel Smith Street (east) has been permanently closed as part of the Inner City Bypass project, and Wellington motorists are being asked to be patient as changes occur to roads in the Bypass vicinity during upcoming weeks.
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Walk the Bypass

11 December 2006

Members of the public who have been wondering what has been happening inside the construction site for the past two years will have an opportunity to Walk the Bypass at public open days planned for the weekend of 16 and 17 December, being run by local Wellington Rotary Clubs.
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Abel Smith Street - permanent intersection closure

5 December 2006

Transit New Zealand today advised that there will be no vehicle access into Abel Smith Street from Willis Street effective from 10am Monday 11 December 2006.
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Wellington Inner City Bypass: Willis Street works

1 December 2006

As part of the Inner City Bypass, work has commenced on Willis Street, at the Abel Smith Street intersection, to resurface the road at its intersection with the new bypass.
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Te Aro School wins Inner City Bypass naming competition

23 November 2006

Te Aro School has won the Inner City Bypass naming competition with the name Karo Drive.
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Finishing touches made to Bar Bodega

7 November 2006

Restoration work on 286 Willis Street, relocated as part of Transit's Wellington Inner City Bypass project, is almost complete.
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SH1 Terrace Tunnel to be closed - northbound

18 September 2006

Transit New Zealand would like to advise motorists that the SH1 Terrace Tunnel will be CLOSED to ALL NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC on Saturday 23 September 2006 from 6.30am and will reopen at 7:30am on Tuesday 26 September 2006.
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Final concrete wall pour

15 September 2006

The final concrete wall section of the trench structure, being constructed as part of the Wellington Inner City Bypass project, will be poured on Monday 18 September 2006 from 12:30pm, weather dependent.
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True beauty revealed

14 September 2006

External renovations on the former Stagecraft Theatre, relocated as part of the Wellington Inner City Bypass project, have now been completed.
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Wellington Inner City Bypass manager wins award

23 August 2006

Transit New Zealand project engineer Jonnette Adams has today been announced as the winner of the NZIM Young Executive Award for the Central Region. She will go on to compete against two other regional finalists at the National Young Executive Awards in Auckland on Thursday 23 November 2006.
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Final concrete floor pour - Rescheduled

18 August 2006

The final concrete floor section of the trench structure being constructed as part of the Inner City Bypass project, will be poured on Monday 21 August 2006 at 7:30am.
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Final heritage building to be relocated today

2 August 2006

Transit New Zealand will start relocating the final heritage building this morning, number 272 Willis Street, as part of the Wellington Inner City Bypass project. The building will be placed on a truck within the next two hours and then moved to its new location by midday today.
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Final heritage building to be relocated

1 August 2006

Transit New Zealand will start relocating the final heritage building tomorrow, number 272 Willis Street, as part of the Wellington Inner City Bypass project. The building will be placed on a truck tomorrow evening and then moved to its new location on Thursday morning.
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Artist at work

23 May 2006

A new mural, designed and painted by Wellington artist Bruce Mahalski, is now complete at the Buckle Street entrance of the Basin Reserve. The mural has been commissioned by Transit New Zealand as part of the Wellington Inner City Bypass project. More

Acoustic wall starts to take shape

18 May 2006

The first of 180 pre-cast panels, that will form a new acoustic barrier from Willis Street to the Terrace Tunnel, has just been installed.
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Wellington Inner-City Bypass – Victoria St works to commence

26 April 2006

As part of the Inner City Bypass, work will commence tomorrow on Victoria Street, between Abel Smith Street and Webb Street, to re-align the road at its intersection with the new bypass.
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Vivian Street bridge to open this week

14 December 2005

Transit New Zealand will open the new Vivian Street bridge this Saturday 17 December for motorist and pedestrian use, as part of the Inner City Bypass project. This will be the first structure of the project to be opened for public use.
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Final heritage building to be relocated today

30 November 2005

The final heritage building, located at 319 Willis Street, is to be relocated today as part of the Wellington Inner City Bypass project.
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New swingers in town

4 November 2005

The new Vivian Street bridge will start to take shape next Tuesday when 14m pre-cast concrete beams are swung into position to span across the trench structure of the Wellington Inner City Bypass.
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Grand Old Lady Lifts Her Skirts

23 September 2005

Number 13 Tonks Avenue, the grand home of Victorian entrepreneur Kate Tonks, is being lifted up and moved to make room for the new Wellington Inner City Bypass. It will move early next week from Old Tonks Avenue to its new location at the head of the newly created Kensington Precinct.
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Works start on new cycleway in Buckle Street

20 September 2005

Works are now underway to construct the first section of the new cycleway in Buckle Street being created as part of the Wellington Inner City Bypass.
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Transit accepts tenancy tribunal finding

11 December 2003

Transit New Zealand said today its accepts the Tenancy Tribunal finding that a further 90 days notice to terminate a Transit property at 289 Cuba Street must be given tothe tenant Michael Murray.
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Transit concerned about vandalism and trespassing

1 May 2002

Transit New Zealand is concerned vandalism and trespassing of buildings in the Inner City Bypass area will hinder heritage restoration work.
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Transit calls for extra archaeological information

8 March 2002

Transit New Zealand is calling for extra information from the public relating to the archaeology of the Inner City Bypass area, to finalise the Historic Places Trust consent application.
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More Wellingtonians in support of Bypass than in opposition

31 August 2001

Twice as many people in the greater Wellington area support the proposed Inner City Bypass than those who oppose it, according to an independent survey commissioned by Transit New Zealand.
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