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.  

Westbound closure – SH1 East Road Invercargill is now complete

The initial PowerNet work on SH1 East Road is now complete, and the highway re-opened in both directions. There will be further work completed on the lines later in winter which will have traffic management in place - we will post an update at that time..

Highways South work with temporary traffic lights and temporary speed limits this week:

• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway near Wairio-Wreys Bush Road
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway near Te Waewae
• SH99 Clifden highway between Lillburn Valley Road and Clifden-Blackmount Road

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

• SH1 Gore Mataura Highway, stop/go
• SH1 Main St Gore between Broughton and Hyde St, lane drop
• SH6 North Road Invercargill, lane drop
• SH6 Dipton-Winton highway at Lady Barkley Road, stop/go
• SH6 Athol Five Rivers Highway at Athol, stop/go for accessway construction
• SH6 Garston-Athol highway at Athol, traffic lights
• SH94 Lumsden-Riversdale highway at Walker Road, traffic lights
• SH94 Waimea highway at Waimea stream, Mandeville, traffic lights

Cycling Event

There will be a cycling event on SH96 between Deveraux Road and Limehills Browns Road on Saturday 28th June between 1pm and 3pm. Please travel with extra care during this time.

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.