Please see below the areas on state highways in Southland where Highways South or contractors are likely to be working over the next week and where you may experience delays to your journeys.

These works are all weather dependent so start dates or changes should be expected in poor weather. 

Please note: Winton resurfacing work

• The asphalt resurfacing of SH6 Great North Road in Winton continues next week.
• The first stage underway is from Bute St to Albert St and will last until the end of March.
• During this time, southbound traffic will be unaffected.
• Detours will be in place for HPMV and northbound traffic:
• HPMV detour via Gap Road West/Winton Substation Road/SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway or Gap Road East/Norman Road/SH96
• **The northbound light vehicle detour for the Winton resurfacing work is now signed as Dejoux Road/Park St/Home St to avoid the primary school on Eglington St.

Highways South work with traffic management in place next week

• SH1 Bluff highway at Duck Creek, stop/go and temporary speed limit for bridge abutment repairs
• SH1 Edendale Woodlands highway near Homestead Road, Edendale, temporary traffic lights and temporary speed limit for pavement repair
• SH1 Gore-Mataura highway near Glendhu Road, stop/go and temporary speed limit for resurfacing
• SH6 Great North Road in Winton between Bute St and Albert St, lane closure for northbound and H plate vehicles with detour (24/7 until late March) ** see above 
• SH93 Old Coach Road near Old Manse Road, temporary traffic lights and temporary speed limit for pavement repair
• SH93 Old Coach Road between Heaps Road and Bristow Road, stop/go and temporary speed limit for resurfacing
• SH94, multiple locations between Croydon and Otamita, temporary traffic lights and temporary speed limit for pavement work
• SH94, Croydon, traffic lights and temporary speed limit for pavement renewal
• SH96, Glencoe highway near McDonald Road, stop/go and temporary speed limit for bridge guardrail repair
• SH99 at Colac Bay, stop/go and temporary speed limit for resurfacing
• SH99 at McCracken’s Rest, stop/go and temporary speed limit for resurfacing
• SH99, Tuatapere-Orepuki highway at Fishing Camp Road, stop/go and temporary speed limit for vegetation removal

* Roadmarking taking place across the network using mobile traffic management, so should not be disruptive.

There will be some roadmarking happening north of Winton on SH6 which will be stop/go when required.

Third party work with traffic management in place next week

• SH1 Tay St Hawthorndale Invercargill, lane drop and temporary speed limit
• SH6 Dee St Invercargill at the Esk St intersection, lane drop of north-bound lane and temporary speed limit
• SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway near Lorneville roundabout, lane drop and speed restriction
• SH6 Centre Bush, temporary traffic lights for tree removal
• SH6 Lumsden, temporary traffic lights for tree removal
• SH93 Kaiwera, stop/go and temporary speed limit
• SH94 Balfour temporary traffic lights for tree removal
• SH94 Lintley, temporary traffic lights for tree removal
• SH94 Lumsden, temporary traffic lights for tree removal
• SH94 Mossburn, temporary traffic lights for tree removal
• SH94 Te Anau, temporary traffic lights for tree removal
• SH95 Te Anau, temporary traffic lights for tree removal
• SH96 near Browns, stop/go for cycle race **Saturday 18^th only
• SH99 Underwood, stop/stop and temporary speed restriction **Tuesday 21^st for short periods only

Upcoming third party work:

SH6 Invercargill road closure: Due to ongoing stormwater renewal work by Invercargill City Council, from 6pm on Friday 24^th March until 6am on 27^th March SH6 Dee St will have both lanes closed between Herbert St and the Bay Rd lights.

Detours will be in place.

Please note that due to the heavy vehicle detour in Gore being closed for the replacement of a wastewater pipeline over the next three weeks, road users should expect an increase of heavy traffic on SH1/Main St Gore.

This link shows worksites which have potential restrictions on freight - https://www.nzta.govt.nz/commercial-driving/trucks-and-tow-trucks/potential-restrictions-affecting-freight/.

Thanks for slowing down at these worksites for the sake of our crews and the repairs to the highways.