A map of sites where you may experience delays on Southland state highways due to maintenance or third-party contractor work can be found here, and these sites are listed below.  Please note that weather forecasts over the next few days are predicting overnight frosts – please check conditions before you leave - https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/journey-planner.

Highways South work with temporary speed limits this week:

• SH1 Bluff highway between Clifton and Motu Rimu Road, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH1 Tay St between Troopers roundabout and Elles Road, lane drop for service cover work **night work
• SH93 Old Coach Road between Slopedown School Road and Hurst Road, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH96 Wreys Bush-Nightcaps highway between Wreys Bush-Mossburn Road and Lynch Road, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH96 Glencoe highway at Glencoe, traffic lights (Monday 11th only)
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway at Orepuki, traffic lights for drainage work

Third party work and events with traffic management in place this week:

• SH1 Bluff highway at Motu Rimu Road, stop/go for pole replacement
• SH1 East Road Invercargill, stop/go for pole replacement
• SH94 Te Anau Mossburn highway near Sandy Brown Road, stop/go for tree maintenance

Note: Two key sites beginning in the next fortnight:

SH1 Bluff Highway, traffic lights and speed limit from 11th August 11 for about two weeks drainage work

This site is programmed for a renewal this construction season. The first stage is the drainage and flanking of the highway shoulders of a 3km stretch from just south of Avon Road to just south of Blythe Street. The 3km stretch will be split into sections of around 500m at a time, to reduce the impact and delays to traffic. We anticipate delay times of approximately 5 minutes at the site.

SH94 at The Key, traffic lights and speed limit from approx. 18th August until mid-November for drainage and renewal work.  We anticipate delay times of approximately 5-10 minutes at the site.

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.