Planned roadworks across Southland next week may cause delays for motorists, with both night works and daytime operations scheduled across multiple locations, including the Powernet work.
Invercargill drivers can expect intersection maintenance from Sunday to Thursday evenings between 6pm and 4am. While most of the work will be carried out using mobile operations, turning restrictions may apply at certain sites.
Work will begin Monday at the Troopers Memorial Roundabout and the Gala Street and Dee Street intersection. On Tuesday, crews will return to the Gala and Dee Street intersection where turning and access restrictions will be in place. Wednesday’s focus will shift to the Queens Drive and Tay Street intersection, and the week will end with crews revisiting both the Gala/Dee Street intersection and the Troopers Memorial Roundabout on Thursday.
Elsewhere, Highways South crews will carry out work across several highways using temporary speed limits and traffic lights. These areas include:
- SH1 Bluff Highway at Greenhills, with drainage work underway
- SH1 Bluff Highway between Clifton and Motu Rimu Road, where flanking and drainage work is being done ahead of road renewal
- SH93 Old Coach Road between Slopedown School Road and Hurst Road, also for flanking and drainage work
- SH94 Te Anau–Mossburn Highway at The Key, for similar pre-renewal work
- SH96 Winton–Wreys Bush Highway at Heddon Bush, with drainage improvements
- SH96 Winton–Hedgehope Highway between Hedgehope and Springhills, with further drainage work
Mobile operations will be present in several areas, and drivers are asked to pass with care. These include:
- SH1 between Woodlands and Edendale, and between Mataura and Gore
- SH6 North Road in Invercargill, and between Dipton and Athol
- SH96 near Springhills and between Ohai and Tinkertown
- SH98 Lorne–Dacre Road near Aerodrome Road
- SH99 near Argyle–Otahuti Road
No third-party roadworks or events causing traffic disruptions are expected this week.
For those needing detailed route information or planning freight journeys, the NZTA Journeys website and Freight Impact Register offer updated resources.