Roadworks are planned across Southland state highways from Saturday 14 November to Friday 20 November, with stop/go traffic management and temporary 30km/h speed limits in place at most sites.
Earthworks are under way at Pop's Lookout, about 85km north of Te Anau, as part of a $40 million resilience improvement programme being progressively rolled out at various sites along the Milford Road.
There may be other less disruptive highway work in Southland not listed below.
Invercargill to Dunedin
- SH1 Clinton: Road resealing, Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, 7am to 5pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow up to 5 minutes delay.
- SH1 Milton Highway: Road resealing, Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, 7am to 5pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow 5 minutes delay.
- SH1 Henley: Road rebuilding continues until 5 February, seven days a week, 6am to 7pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit, delays of up to 20 minutes. Northbound light vehicles are detoured via Henley Berwick Road, Centre Road and SH86. Southbound light vehicles are detoured via Henley Road and Henley Berwick Road. Heavy vehicles remain on SH1.
- SH1 Dunedin north on-ramp bridge: Handrail repairs, Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, 8am to 5pm. Temporary speed limit in place. Expect delays of around 5 minutes. The on-ramp will be closed overnight from 23 to 25 November, 9pm to 5am, to finish this work. Allow up to 10 minutes delay. A signposted light vehicle detour for northbound traffic runs along Carnforth Street, Neill Street, Abbotsford Road and the Main South Road on-ramp. The detour is unsuitable for heavy vehicles due to height and road weight restrictions.
Invercargill to Queenstown and Milford Sound
- SH6 Wilsons Crossing: Road stabilisation, Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, 7am to 5.30pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow up to 5 minutes additional travel time.
- SH6 Josephville: Road rebuilding, 15 to 22 November, 7am to 5.30pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow up to 10 minutes extra travel time.
- SH6 Invercargill to Garston: Road repairs, Monday 16 to Saturday 21 November, 7am to 5.30pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow up to 5 minutes extra travel time.
- SH97 Five Rivers: Road repairs, Monday 16 to Saturday 21 November, 7am to 5pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow up to 5 minutes additional travel time.
Work on other state highways across Southland
- SH1S Bluff-Greenhills, Invercargill: Road repairs and stabilisation at various sites, Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, 7am to 5.30pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow up to 5 minutes additional travel time.
- SH94 Te Anau: General maintenance, Monday 16 to Saturday 21 November, 7am to 5pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow up to 5 minutes additional travel time.
- SH96 Springhills: Road rebuilding, 15 to 22 November, seven days a week, 7am to 5pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow an additional 10 minutes travel time.
- SH96 Nightcaps: Road repairs, 15 to 22 November, seven days a week, 7am to 5.30pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow up to 10 minutes travel time.
- SH99 Wallacetown: Drainage clearing and maintenance at various locations, 15 to 22 November, seven days a week, 7am to 5.30pm. Stop/go traffic management, temporary 30km/h speed limit. Allow 10 minutes extra travel time.