Please see the areas of the Southland state highway network where you are likely to experience delays this coming week due to programmed works.

Note that due to the ANZAC Day public holiday, no work will take place on state highways in Southland from noon on Wednesday 24^th April until midnight Thursday 25^th April.

There will also be two short road closures in place while ANZAC Day parades take place:

• SH6 Dee St Invercargill, northbound lane closure from Gala Street to Victoria Ave from 6am – 9am
• SH99 Palmerston St Riverton, both lanes closed between Princess and Jetty Streets from 10am – 11am

Highways South work with traffic management in place (all with temporary speed limits):

• SH1 Bluff highway between Avon road and Bayview Road, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH1 Bluff highway between Awarua and Greenhills, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs (multiple locations)
• SH1 Clyde St between Earn and Nith streets, lanes closed in both directions (see above) *ongoing for 3-4 weeks
• SH1 Tay St between Inglewood Road and Carnarvon Street, stop/go for surfacing repairs
• SH6 Athol-Five Rivers highway near Bixter Road, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH93 Old Coach Road near Kaiwera Road, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH93 Old Coach Road near Ferndale, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH99 Orepuki-Riverton highway near Colac Bay, temporary traffic lights for surfacing repairs
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway near McInerney Road, temporary traffic lights for surfacing repairs
• SH99 Clifden highway near Tuatapere, temporary traffic lights for surfacing repairs

Third party work and events with traffic management in place this week (all with temporary speed limits):

• SH1 Gore St Bluff, northbound lane closed with detour via Lee/Barrow/Palmer for demolition work
• SH1 Gore St Bluff between Shannon and Suir streets, traffic lights for cycle path work
• SH6 Dee St Invercargill, road closure and detour for parade Thursday 25^th April morning only (see above)
• SH6 Lumsden-Dipton highway north of Caroline, stop/go for tree removal
• SH6 Garston-Athol highway at Nokomai, stop/go for access construction
• SH93 Old Coach road near Boundary road, stop/go for tree maintenance
• SH98 Lorne Dacre Road near Aerodrome Road, stop/go for pole replacement
• SH99 Palmerston St Riverton, road closure and detour for parade Thursday 25^th April morning only (see above)

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.