Work will begin shortly on a $5 million upgrade to State Highway 1 in south Invercargill.

Waka Kotahi / New Zealand Transport Agency has awarded the contract to Fulton Hogan to build a four-leg roundabout at the intersection of the highway and Elles Road.

In the past decade, the site has seen 20 crashes, three of which caused death or serious injury.

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It had been identified as a high risk site.

Waka Kotahi said the safety of cyclists and pedestrians would be at the forefront of thinking during the project.

A roundabout was selected because crash modelling showed it would be the safest option.

Work will begin in January and is expected to be complete in early 2022.

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