Below is a list of programmed works for next week. Due to the ongoing clean-up from yesterday’s weather event, there may also be other sites which need traffic management. We’ll let you know about these as we become aware of them.

Key renewal sites in Southland currently underway:

SH1 Bluff highway

Renewal of almost 3km of SH1 between Clifton and Motu Rimu Road. Traffic lights in place when required, delays of 5 -10 minutes are possible.

Underway and likely to continue until mid-December

SH93 Old Coach Road

Renewal of almost 2.5km of SH93 near Slopedown-School Road. Traffic lights in place, delays of 5 -10 minutes.

Underway and likely to continue until mid-December

SH94 at The Key

Renewal of 3km of SH94 between Princhester Road and Blackmount-Redcliff Road. Traffic lights in place, significant delays. Please be patient at this site, the team are reassessing traffic management to ease frustration, however it is a long site.

Underway and likely to continue until mid-December

SH94 Te Anau-Milford highway

Drainage work for upcoming renewal near Sinclair Road. Traffic lights in place, delays of 5 -10 minutes.

Underway and likely to continue for another week – 10 days.

SH96 Wreys Bush-Nightcaps highway

Renewal of almost 1.5km of SH96 between Wreys Bush-Mossburn Road and Lynch Road. Traffic lights in place, delays of 5 -10 minutes.

Underway and likely to continue until November.

Other maintenance and contractor work underway next week is listed below and mapped HERE.

Highways South maintenance work:

• SH1 Edendale-Woodlands highway between Edendale roundabout and Downs South Road, traffic lights for test pits & surface repair
• SH6 Five Rivers-Lumsden highway north of Lumsden, traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH6 Athol-Five Rivers highway north of Five Rivers, traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH94 Mossburn-Lumsden highway near Mossburn, traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Hundred Line Road, traffic lights for surface water channel work
• SH99 Orepuki-Riverton highway at Pahia-Wakapatu Road, traffic lights for surface water channel work
• SH99 between Riverton and Tuatapere, stop/go for watercutting

**Programmed work may be delayed due to weather/other factors.

Other contractor work that we are aware of:

• SH1 Bluff highway at Greenpoint, alternating flow
• SH1 East Road Invercargill, stop/go
• SH93 Old Coach Road at Kaiwera Road, alternating flow
• SH93 Old Coach Road at Dodds Road, alternating flow
• SH99 Palmerston St Riverton, stop/go

Useful links:

NZTA Journeys website - https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/journey-planner

Freight Impact Register - https://www.nzta.govt.nz/commercial-driving/trucks-and-tow-trucks/potential-restrictions-affecting-freight/ - download and filter the region for ‘Southland’. This will indicate any upcoming work in the next fortnight which have closures, detours or width restrictions for freight.

Travel safely this long weekend.