A map of sites where you may experience delays on Southland state highways due to maintenance or third-party contractor work next week, can be found here, and these sites are listed below:  

Highways South work with temporary speed limits this week:

• SH1 Bluff highway at Greenhills, traffic lights for drainage work
• SH1 Bluff highway between Clifton and Motu Rimu Road, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH93 Old Coach Road between Slopedown School Road and Hurst Road, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH94 Te Anau-Mossburn highway at The Key, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Heddon Bush, traffic lights for flanking/drainage work for upcoming road renewal
• SH96 Winton-Hedgehope highway between Hedgehope and Springhills, traffic lights for drainage work

Mobile traffic management on the network:

There will also be a mobile operation working in the following locations. Please pass with care:

• SH1 between Woodlands and Edendale
• SH1 between Mataura and Gore
• SH6 North Road Invercargill
• SH6 between Dipton and Athol
• SH96 near Springhills
• SH96 between Ohai and Tinkertown
• SH98 Lorne-Dacre Road near Aerodrome Road
• SH99 near Argyle-Otahuti Road

There will be work happening at the below intersections from Sunday to Thursday evenings (6pm – 4am) mostly under a mobile operation, but there may be turning restrictions:

• Monday - Troopers Memorial Roundabout and Gala Street/Dee Street intersection
• Tuesday – Gala Street/Dee Street intersection (turning/access restrictions)
• Wednesday - Queens Drive/Tay Street intersection (turning restrictions)
• Thursday – Gala Street/Dee Street intersection and Troopers Memorial Roundabout

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

• No notified disruptive third party works next week

Please note a cycle race will be taking place from 1-3pm tomorrow on SH99 between Tuatapere and Riverton – please drive with extra care in this area 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.