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POSTED ON: 12 February 2026 | IN: Notices & Updates

Notification of weight (and/or speed) limits on bridges(s)

Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 Regulation 11

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, the South Wairarapa District Council has fixed the following maximum weight and speed limits for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including a heavy motor vehicle on the bridge(s) described hereunder:

Dated: 10 December 2025

Bridge DescriptionWeight Limits
Max Weight on any one Axle kgGross Weight (Max Sum of Axle Weight) kgMaximum Speed Limit (km/h)
Bidwells CuttingKaitara Culvert8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Duddings LineDock Creek8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Wards LineBig Drain Bridge 28200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Western Lake RoadWairongamai8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Te Maire RoadTawahaN/A10,000 kg10km/hr
Pahautea RoadHikinui8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Kahutara RoadLower Valley8200 kg44,000 kg10km/hr
Lake Ferry RoadTuranganui8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Cape Palliser RoadHurupi8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Cape Palliser RoadMangatoetoe8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Birch Hill RoadBirch Hill2500 kgN/AN/A
Cape River RoadLower Cape RiverN/A3,500 kg10km/hr
Cape River RoadUpper Cape River6500 kg35,000 kg10km/hr
Tora Farm Sett RoadTora Farm8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Haurangi No. 1 RoadArch Bridge8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Oystershell RoadOystershell8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Cannock RoadNgarara8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Hinakura RoadTaylors8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Moeraki RoadMoeraki8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Moeraki RoadNgakonui8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Ngakonui RoadWilsons8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Summerhill RoadSummerhill8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Glendyneoch RoadGlendyneoch8200 kg44,000 kgN/A
Pahaoa RoadTeberuffe8200 kg44,000 kgN/A

Attention is drawn to the applicable penalties and infringement fees set out in Schedule 1A or Part 3 of Schedule 1B of the Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999, which apply to infringements of these limits.