ROAD CLOSURES

Bridge Inn Road: 10 March-1 May

Closing Bridge Inn Road from Clark Road to O’Rourke Road between 7am Monday 10 March and 5pm Thursday 1 May. The closure is to replace the bridge over the Waikiwi Stream. A detour will be available via O’Rourke Road, King Road, Caulfield Road, Rakahouka Grove Bush Road, North Makarewa Grove Bush Road, Macadam Road and Coveney Road. Residents will have access to properties on either side of the bridge.

Derby Road (Limehills): 11 March-30 April

Closing Derby Road from Pisa Road to Dipton Winton highway to through traffic from 6.30am Tuesday 11 March until 6pm Wednesday 30 April. The closure is to enable pavement rehabilitation. A detour will be available via Dipton Winton highway, Pisa Road and Ayr Street. Residents will have managed access to properties.

Rowley Road (Tuatapere): 24 March-4 April

Closing Rowley Road from Te Tua Road to Block Road to through traffic between 7am on Monday 24 March and 6pm Friday 4 April 2025. Alternative dates are Monday 31 March to Friday 11 April. The closure is to replace two culverts. A detour will be available via Tuatapere Orepuki highway and Block Road.

McDonald Road (Dipton West): 31 March-4 April

Closing McDonald Road from Break Neck Road to Lang Road between 7am and 6pm, Monday 31 March to Friday 4 April 2025. The closure is to carry out repairs to the bridge approach just past #45. A detour will be available via English Road and Lang Road. Residents will have access to either side of the bridge.

Otautau Tuatapere Road: 7-11 April

Closing Otautau Tuatapere Road from Carlyle Street (Tuatapere) to Devery Road (Merrivale) will be closed between 6am Monday 7 April and 8pm Friday 11 April 2025. This is to replace a culvert. A detour will be available for vehicles from Otautau via Devery Road, Ohai Clifden Highway, Clifden Highway (SH99) and Bridge Street (SH99) and vehicles from Tuatapere via Bridge Street (SH99). The detour will be signposted.

PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

Leamington Street, Waikaia: 14-28 April

A new pedestrian crossing will be installed on Leamington Street, Waikaia, outside the Waikaia School. Work is scheduled to begin on 14 April with the aim of being completed two weeks. It may take longer depending on the weather. The road will not be closed during this work but will be controlled by single-lane traffic management.

RESEALS (Downer)

The Downer sealing team are programmed to be working on the following district road sites this week (weather dependent):

Reseals:

• Thornbury Waimatuku Road
• Homestead Road (Te Tipua ward)
• Lady Barkly Road/Forrester Road/Devereux Road intersection
• Woodfield Street (Wrights Bush area)

Repairs:

• Dacre Mortain Mains Road remedial scab repairs
• Wyndham Road scab repairs
• Sandston Kingston Crossing repairs

STATE HIGHWAYS (Highways South)

Highways South work with temporary traffic lights or stop/go and temporary speed limits in the district this week (weather dependent):

• SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway at Lochiel Bridge Road for chip seal resurfacing
• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Transmission Line Road for pavement repairs
• SH99 Riverton-Wallacetown highway at Webb Road for chip seal resurfacing

Road marking:

• SH6 Winton to Invercargill – mobile operation
• SH93 Mataura to Clinton– mobile operation
• SH99 Invercargill to Tuatapere – mobile operation
• SH97– mobile operation

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

• SH1 Edendale-Woodlands highway between Woodlands and Forbes Road, stop/go for tree work
• SH6 Lumsden-Dipton highway north of Dipton, stop/go for tree work
• SH96 at Tinkertown, stop/go for tree work
• SH96 at Winton, stop/go for tree work
• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Winton, stop/go for tree work
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway at Orepuki, stop/go for powerlines maintenance

Upcoming work/events

• April – SH99 at Lorneville, asphalt resurfacing

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.

 WATER SHUTDOWNS

Te Anau, Tuesday 1 April: Water will be shut down on Kepler Place, Te Anau, between 9am and 2pm on Tuesday 1 April, to carry out repairs on the reticulation network. Properties affected are: 5-15 Kepler Place. The timeframe is an indication only. Water supply will be resumed without further notification. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

To get notifications about road closures or water shutdowns in your area, download Antenno here: https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/home/antenno/