ROAD/LANE CLOSURES

1. SH6 Dee St

Continuing from Sunday 19^th, Highways South will be paving SH6 Dee St – lane closures will be in place.

2. SH1 Tay St

• Tonight (Friday 17^th) between 6pm and 6am SH1 Tay St will be closed in the westbound lanes from Conon St to Troopers roundabout. 
• From Sunday 19^th evening, team will begin working on SH1 Tay St between Troopers roundabout and Deveron St in both directions.  From 6pm – 6am, Sunday to Thursday, there will be a closure of SH1 Tay St in this location. 

During lane and road closures, heavy vehicles use Rockdale Road or Inglewood Road/Tweed St and connect to the heavy vehicle bypass.  Light vehicles follow posted detour signs.  Roads will be open during the day; some surfaces may be milled so drive with extra caution.  This work is subject to weather and other factors, changes will be notified if necessary.

Highways South work with temporary traffic lights or stop/go and temporary speed limits this week:

• SH1 Bluff highway at Awarua for pavement repairs
• SH1 Tay St & SH6 Dee St Invercargill – lane and road closures overnight for resurfacing work (see above for details)
• SH1 Clyde St between Teviot and Ettrick St for kerb and channel work
• SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway at Wilsons Crossing Road for pavement repairs
• SH6 Winton-Lorneville highway at Branxholme-Makarewa Road for pavement repairs
• SH6 Dipton-Winton highway north of Benmore for pavement repairs
• SH6 Lumsden-Dipton highway at Caroline Valley Road for pavement repairs
• SH6 Athol-Five Rivers highway for pavement renewal
• SH94 Te Anau-Mossburn highway near Hillside-Manapouri Road for pavement repairs
• SH94 Te Anau-Mossburn highway at The Key for pavement repairs
• SH96 Glencoe highway at Glencoe for drainage work
• SH96 Wreys Bush-Nightcaps highway for drainage work
• SH97 Mossburn-Five Rivers highway near Acton for pavement repairs

** There are multiple sites between Queenstown and Milford next week.  We will prioritise traffic heading to Milford in the morning and traffic heading to Queenstown in the afternoon to reduce delay times.

Roadmarking

• SH1 – centre of the road markings, Atherton to bluff – intermittent stop/go
• SH1 – Gore & Mataura urban – mobile operation
• SH1 Invercargill to Bluff / bluff urban– mobile operation

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

• SH1 Clyde St Invercargill, lane drop for watermain work
• SH6 North Road Invercargill at Moore Road, lane shift for trenching
• SH94 at Riversdale, stop/go for resealing of side road
• SH95 Manapouri-Te Anau highway at Manapouri, stop/go for trenching

Upcoming work/events

• February – SH96 Glencoe, pavement renewal
• February – SH1 Bluff highway at Awarua, pavement renewal

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.

Drive safely, and thanks for your efforts to keep our team safe on the roads.