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

Please take note of area at the bottom of the email for upcoming works in the first week of April. 

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

• SH1 East Road near Ascot, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH1 Woodlands-Invercargill highway between Kennington and Longbush, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH1 Woodlands-Invercargill highway between Kennington and Longbush, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH6 Five Rivers-Lumsden highway near Lowther, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH96 Winton Wreys Bush highway at Mayfield Road, temporary traffic lights for drainage
• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Transmission Line Road, temporary traffic lights for road renewal (until April)
• SH97 Mossburn-Five Rivers Road near Ellis Road, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH98 Lorne Dacre Road near Grove Bush-Woodlands Road, temporary traffic lights for road renewal (until April)

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

• SH1 Gore St Bluff between Shannon and Suir streets, traffic lights for cycle path work 
• SH6 North Road Invercargill, lane drop (northbound) for pillar box replacement
• SH6 Kingston, stop/go for pole replacement
• SH93 Mataura, stop/go for accessway work (for two weeks)
• SH96 Nightcaps, stop/go for watermains work
• SH98 near Rakahouka, stop/go for cycle race **Saturday 23^rd only
• SH99 near Reilly Road Orepuki, stop/go for guardrail repairs
• SH99 Aparima Bridge Riverton, stop/go for guardrail repairs

All work on state highways will finish at noon on Thursday next week for the Easter break.

Upcoming work:

• SH1 Clyde St – closure of southbound lanes from Earn St to Nith St for pavement excavation and asphalt resurfacing from 3^rd April to 3^rd May. Detour via Earn/Nith streets and on HT bypass (southbound) via Bond/Annan/Crinan Streets.
• SH1 Gore St in Bluff – northbound lane closure for the demolition of a building from 3rd April to 2^nd May.
• A road closure will be required when the façade is demolished with detour route via Lee St – Barrow St – Palmer St. 

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.