Below is a list of programmed work on Southland state highways next week, and this is also mapped HERE. 

Key renewal sites in Southland currently underway:

SH90 Waikaka Valley highway between Waikaka Road and Cunningham Road – Construction work will continue until late March. Delays of 5-10 minutes

SH99 Wallacetown – culvert strengthening – 2-week FULL ROAD CLOSURE from 6.30am on February 23rd to 7pm on March 9th. All vehicles (HPMV including 58tonne) to detour via Ryal Bush-Wallacetown Road/Collinson Road/SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway – detour adds approx. 10 minutes to your journey. Following the completion of the culvert strengthening, the road renewal will take place for 4 weeks. Traffic management will be one lane with temporary traffic lights – expect delays of 15-20 minutes during this time.  Please do not use Branxholme-Makarewa Road as an alternative detour route – this is not suitable for highway traffic.

Upcoming renewal work

1. SH1 Waipahi Highway east of Pukerau – road renewal – March
2. SH6 North Road Waikiwi, Invercargill – road resurfacing – March/April 

Highways South maintenance work:

• SH1 Bluff highway between Colyer Road and Stanley Township Road, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH1 Pioneer highway at Ota Creek Road, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH1 Pioneer highway at Brydone, stop/go for chipseal resurfacing
• SH1 Waipahi highway at McNab, temporary traffic lights for pavement repairs
• SH6 Athol-Five Rivers highway near Bixter Road, stop/go for chipseal resurfacing
• SH94 Mossburn-Lumsden highway at Mossburn, stop/go for chipseal resurfacing
• SH96 Glencoe highway at Glencoe, stop/go for chipseal resurfacing
• SH99 Clifden Highway at Clifden-Blackmount Road, stop/go for chipseal resurfacing

Roadmarking (taking place under mobile traffic management)

• SH1 Bluff Road
• SH1&SH6 Invercargill Urban
• SH6 Winton Urban
• SH93 Mataura to Clinton 
• SH96 Mataura to Ohai

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

More information at:

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.