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Roadworks Update 27/10/23

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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

27 October 2023, 2:46 AM

Roadworks Update 27/10/23

Events on Southland Roads

  • The Tour of Southland starts on Sunday (29 Oct) and runs through until Saturday (4 Nov) - expect delays on state highways across Southland during this time.
  • Two firemen will be walking on SH1/SH6 from Bluff to Queenstown with a support crew from 30 Oct to 5 Nov for a charity event - please pass them with care.



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

• SH1 Edendale-Woodlands highway three locations near Dacre, stop/go for resurfacing

• SH1 Edendale Woodlands Highway at Dacre, temporary traffic lights for pavement renewal (ongoing for several weeks)

• SH1 Waipahi highway west of Pukerau, temporary traffic lights for renewal and resurfacing work (last week)

• SH1 Edendale-Woodlands highway just west of Edendale hill, temporary traffic lights for drainage work

• SH6 Lumsden-Dipton highway north of Josephville, temporary traffic lights for pavement work

• SH6 Five Rivers-Lumsden highway near Ellis Road, temporary traffic lights for pavement work

• SH6 Athol-Five Rivers highway at Parawa, temporary traffic lights for pavement work

• SH6 Kingston-Garston highway near Cainard Road, temporary traffic lights for pavement work

• SH6 Kingston-Garston highway south of Kingston , temporary traffic lights for pavement work

• SH93 Gorge Road Clinton, road closure and detour for tree felling and pavement work Monday 30th October, **Detour for light vehicles via Old Manse Road/SH1; Heavy vehicles use SH1 from Mataura to Clinton 

• SH94 Lumsden-Riversdale highway at St Patricks, stop/go for resurfacing

• SH94 Lumsden-Riversdale highway between Balfour and Longridge, temporary traffic lights for pavement work

• SH94 Waimea highway near Croydon Bush, temporary traffic lights for pavement work

• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Hundred Line East Road, stop/go for resurfacing

• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway near Bairds Road, stop/go for resurfacing 

• SH96 Wreys Bush-Nightcaps Highway, temporary traffic lights for drainage work in preparation for pavement renewal

• SH98 Lorne Dacre Road from Lorneville roundabout to west of Taylor Road, stop/go for resurfacing

• SH98 Lorne Dacre Road near Aerodrome road, temporary traffic lights for drainage work

• SH98 Lorne Dacre Road, temporary traffic lights for renewal work (ongoing for several weeks)

• SH98 Lorne Dacre Road east of Kennington-Roslyn Bush Road, stop/go for resurfacing

• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway north of Waihoaka, temporary traffic lights for drainage work

• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway at Te Tua Road, temporary traffic lights for drainage work



There will also be mobile traffic management which will be briefly disruptive in the below areas over the week:

• 01S Waipahi highway, Robertsons Hill

• SH6 Garston Athol highway

• SH6 Athol-Five Rivers highway, Jollie's Hill

• SH6 Lumsden Dipton highway, Josephville Hill

• SH93 Old Coach Road, Kuriwao Gorge

• SH93 Old Coach Road, Dodds Road

• SH93 Old Coach Road, Kaiwera

• SH94 Te Anau-Mossburn highway, Gorge Hill

• SH96 Glencoe highway, Thomas's Hill

• SH96 Nightcaps-Ohai highway

• SH99 Orepuki-Riverton highway, Longwood Hill



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

• SH6 Dee St Invercargill, lane drop between Duke St and Waihopai River for watermains work **ongoing for several weeks

• SH6/Diana Street Lumsden road closure and detour for Tour of Southland, Monday 30th October 12 noon to 3.30pm. Detour via Hero/Flora streets 

• SH94/Hokonui Drive between Preston and Traford streets, road closure and detour for Tour of Southland, Friday 3rd November from 1-3pm; detour via Traford/Fairfield/Preston sterets or Avon/Ordsal/Traford Streets

• SH6/Great North Road between Bute Street and Winton-Hedgehope highway, road closure southbound and detour for Tour of Southland, Saturday 4th November from 1-3pm; detour via Bute/Park/Albert streets; heavy detour via Gap Road West/Winton Substation Road/Winton Wreys Bush Highway




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