Scheduled upcoming works in Southland include:

WATER SHUTDOWN

Te Anau Milford highway

Notified water shutdown between 10am and 2pm for Te Anau Milford Highway on Tuesday 21 October. This will affect: 129 Te Anau Milford Highway, all Patience Bay, Murchison Avenue and Kiwi Burn Place. This is to make repairs to the reticulation network. Please note that this timeframe is an indication only. Water supply will be resumed without further notification.

ROAD CLOSURES

Tramway Road East/Dobbie Road

Edendale: Tramway Road East from Dobbie Road to Edendale Seaward Downs Road will be closed to westbound traffic, and Dobbie Road from Matai Road East to Tramway Road East will also be closed to southbound traffic between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday 27 October 2025. Traffic will be directed one way eastbound on Tramway Road East and along Dobbie Road to Matai Road East. This is to allow the Tulip Day event to take place. A detour will not be available, but the road will reopen as soon as safely possible in the event of an emergency.

Hillary Street/Airth Street

Winton: Hillary Street from Airth Street to #48 Hillary Street and Airth Street from Waterford Drive to Hillary Street will be closed between the hours of 7am and 6pm, Tuesday 28 October to Friday 31 October 2025. This is to carry out test drilling in the carriageway. Residents will have access to properties either side of the work zone, and the road will be reopened nightly.

Birchwood Road

Ohai: An emergency road closure put in place on the road outside 88 Birchwood Road has been extended until 29 January 2026. This is to ensure safety around the building located at 88 Birchwood Road. A detour is not available as residents can access properties either side of closure.

PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ROAD

Winton: Council proposes to close Meldrum Street and Wemyss Street from Park Street to Great North Road (SH6) to all traffic from 7am until 5pm Saturday 15 November 2025. Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice at the office of the Southland District Council at 15 Forth St, Invercargill, or 2 Wemyss St, Winton of his/her objection and grounds thereof in writing before 5pm 7 November 2025.

ROAD REOPENING

Piano Flat: Old Snow Pole Track from Canton Road and continuing along Old Snow Pole Track to the boundary of the Southland District Council with the Central Otago District Council is scheduled to reopen to traffic on Friday 24 October 2025.

STATE HIGHWAYS (Highways South)

It is now road construction season. There are a lot of worksites with traffic management throughout the Southland region. Contractors appreciate your patience at these sites.

Key renewal sites in Southland currently under way:

SH1 Bluff highway

Renewal of almost 3km of SH1 between Clifton and Motu Rimu Road. Traffic lights in place when required, delays of 5 -10 minutes are possible. Under way and likely to continue until mid-December.

SH93 Old Coach Road

Renewal of almost 2.5km of SH93 near Slopedown-School Road. Traffic lights in place, delays of 5 -10 minutes. Under way and likely to continue until mid-December.

SH94 at The Key

Renewal of 3km of SH94 between Princhester Road and Blackmount-Redcliff Road. Traffic lights in place, significant delays. Please be patient at this site, the team are reassessing traffic management to ease frustration, however it is a long site. Under way and likely to continue until mid-December.

SH96 Wreys Bush-Nightcaps highway

Renewal of almost 1.5km of SH96 between Wreys Bush-Mossburn Road and Lynch Road. Traffic lights in place, delays of 5-10 minutes. Under way and likely to continue until November.

Other maintenance and contractor work under way this week:

Highways South maintenance work:

• SH1 Edendale-Woodlands highway between Edendale roundabout and Downs South Road, traffic lights for test pits and surface repair
• SH6 Five Rivers-Lumsden highway north of Lumsden, traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH6 Athol-Five Rivers highway north of Five Rivers, traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH94 Mossburn-Lumsden highway near Mossburn, traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Hundred Line Road, traffic lights for surface water channel work
• SH96 Wreys Bush-Nightcaps highway near Nightcaps, traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH99 Orepuki-Riverton highway at Pahia-Wakapatu Road, traffic lights for surface water channel work
• SH99 Tuatapere-Orepuki highway between McInerny Road and Tuatapere, stop/go for watercutting
• SH99 Clifden highway between Tuatapere and Clifden-Blackmount Road, stop/go for watercutting

*Programmed work may be delayed due to weather/other factors.

Other contractor work that we are aware of:

• SH6 Dipton-Winton highway south of Dipton, alternating flow
• SH93 Old Coach Road at Kaiwera Road, alternating flow
• SH93 Old Coach Road at Jeff Farm Road, alternating flow
• SH93 Old Coach Road at Jeff Road, alternating flow
• SH93 Old Coach Road near Old Manse Road, alternating flow

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.