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:  

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 Wreys Bush-Nightcaps highway between Wreys Bush-Mossburn Road and Lynch Road, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH99 Orepuki-Riverton highway between Orepuki and Pahia, 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
• SH99 Palmerston St Riverton, traffic lights

Upcoming work:

• SH1 Bluff highway intermittent closures, 26th August for helicopter work *weather permitting
• SH1 East Road daytime closure, 3rd – 5th September for helicopter work *weather permitting

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.