Below is a list of programmed works for next week. The first stage of SH1 Bluff highway renewal and the renewal underway on SH96 Wreys Bush-Nightcaps highway are nearing completion and will not be active next week – thank you for your patience at these sites.

Key renewal sites in Southland currently underway:

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. 

Subject to weather continuing to be warm and dry, the team anticipate they may be completing the first stage of this work at the end of next week. They will then move to the Mararoa School end to begin stage two.

Underway and likely to continue until mid-December

SH97 Mossburn-Five Rivers Highway

A new renewal site will get underway at the Five Rivers end of this highway early next week. Traffic lights in place, delays of 5 -10 minutes.

Likely to continue until mid-December

SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Heddon Bush Road

Shoulder fill underway for road renewal. Traffic lights in place, delays of 5 -10 minutes.

Likely to continue until mid-December

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

Highways South maintenance work:

• SH6 North Road between Bainfield Road and West Plains Road, lane drop for test pits
• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Hundred Line Road, traffic lights for surface water channel work
• SH94 Lumsden-Riversdale highway between Riversdale and Longridge, traffic lights for surface water channel work
• SH94 Lumsden-Riversdale highway between Riversdale and Longridge, traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH94 Lumsden-Riversdale highway at Old Balfour Road, stop/go for watercutting
• SH94 Lumsden-Riversdale highway between Balfour and Lumsden, stop/go for watercutting
• SH94 Mossburn-Lumsden highway between Mossburn and the Oreti River, stop/go for watercutting
• SH94 Te Anau-Mossburn highway north of Mossburn, stop/go for watercutting
• SH94 Te Anau-Mossburn highway between The Key and Hillside-Manapouri Road, stop/go for watercutting
• SH94 Te Anau-Mossburn highway at the entrance to Te Anau, stop/go for watercutting
• SH95 Manapouri-Te Anau highway near Lakefront Drive, stop/go for watercutting
• SH97 Mossburn-Five Rivers Road near the Irthing stream, stop/go for watercutting

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

Other contractor work that we are aware of:

• SH6 Dipton-Winton highway at Hundred Line Road, alternating flow
• SH93 Old Coach Road near Jeff Road, lane closure
• SH93 Old Coach Road near Kaiwera Road, lane closure
• SH94 Mossburn-Lumsden highway at the Oreti River, alternating flow
• SH99 Palmerston St Riverton, alternating flow
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway at Tuatapere, lane closure

Coming Up:

15 November – Winton Open Day. Closure of northbound lanes of SH6 Great North Road in Winton township.

Week of 17 November, another renewal on SH97 near Ellis Road.

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.