Please see below the areas of the Southland state highway network where you may experience delays this week due to programmed roadworks or third party works on the state highways. 

*Updated information regarding SH1 Bluff highway/Lake St work:

There will be traffic lights in place on both SH1 Bluff Highway and on Lake St during this work from Monday 29^th July to Friday August 2^nd (5^th – 9^th August if weather delays work). 

For the few days that the crew are working in the intersection of Lake St, there will also be temporary turning restrictions and detours for heavy traffic into/out of Lake St.

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

• SH1 Bluff highway at Lake St intersection, temporary traffic lights and turning restrictions for pavement repairs
• SH6 Centre Bush, temporary traffic lights for drainage work
• SH94 Te Anau Mossburn highway between Mossburn and Block Road, temporary traffic lights for drainage work
• SH94 Te Anau Mossburn highway near Chewings Road, temporary traffic lights for drainage work
• SH94 Te Anau Mossburn highway between Red Tussock Conservation area and The Key, temporary traffic lights for drainage work
• SH94 Te Anau Mossburn highway at the Mararoa River, temporary traffic lights for drainage work
• SH94 Te Anau Mossburn highway near Lagoon Creek Road, temporary traffic lights for drainage work
• SH94 Te Anau Mossburn highway at the Whitestone River, temporary traffic lights for drainage work
• SH96 Glencoe highway near Brydone-Glencoe Road, temporary traffic lights for drainage work
• SH97 Mossburn-Five Rivers Road near Lowther, temporary traffic lights for drainage work

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

• SH1 Bluff highway at Kew, stop/go for replacement of overhead power lines
• SH1 Main St Mataura, stop/go for water main work
• SH6 Dee St Invercargill, lane drop at Esk St for ducting work
• SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway, stop/go for replacement of transformer
• SH6, Lumsden-Dipton highway, stop/go for power pole installation
• SH94 Mossburn-Lumsden highway at Castlerock, stop/go for cycle race *Saturday 27^th afternoon only
• SH96 Glencoe highway, stop/go for power pole work

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.