A map of sites where you may experience delays on Southland state highways due to maintenance or third-party contractor work next week, can be found here, and these sites are listed below:  

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
• SH93 Old Coach Road between Slopedown School Road and Hurst Road, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH94 Te Anau-Mossburn highway at The Key, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH96 Winton-Hedgehope highway between Hedgehope and Springhills, traffic lights for drainage work
• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Heddon Bush, 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 road renewal

Mobile traffic management on the network:

There will also be a mobile operation working in the following locations. Please pass with care:

• SH1 Main Street Mataura
• SH1 Edendale Hill
• SH1 Waipahi highway Gore
• SH6 Athol
• SH6 Caroline Valley
• SH6 Dipton Township
• SH96 Winton Hedgehope highway – Springhills Area
• SH96 Ohai Nightcaps – Tinkertown Area

There will also be work happening in the Invercargill inner-city area of SH1 Tay St, SH1 Clyde St and SH6 Dee St from Monday to Wednesday evenings (6pm – 4am) mostly under a mobile operation, but there may be turning restrictions. This work is weather dependent so will be postponed in the event of poor weather.

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

• SH1 Edendale-Woodlands highway near Edendale, contra flow
• SH6 Athol-Five Rivers highway at Athol, alternating flow
• SH96 Glencoe highway near Te Tipua, alternating flow
• SH96 Winton-Hedgehope highway near Florence Road, alternating flow
• SH96 Winton-Hedgehope highway at Hedgehope, alternating flow
• SH99 Orepuki-Riverton highway at Colac Bay, alternating flow

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.