Southland state highway planned roadworks

Tuesday 3 February to 10 Monday February 2026

2 February 2026

Kia ora

Welcome to the latest weekly Southland state highway planned roadworks update.

This will keep you up informed on what’s happening across the region’s state highways so you can plan ahead. 

Take extra care, on what are sure to be busy Southland highways leading into the long Waitangi holiday weekend. Large number of motorcylists will be riding to the Burt Munro Challenge from 4 to 8 February. There will also be extra traffic on the road a few days later travelling to the Waimumu Field days near Gore.  

Most highway roadworks are paused for the long Waitangi weekend. However, there may be some traffic management in place to keep road users safe, and to protect road repairs.

If you're travelling, check our Journey Planner for the latest updates on road conditions, or phone 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 444 449).

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The information outlined below is current at 3pm 2 February  .

Southland highways with work this week

SH1 Gore 
SH90 near Gore
SH93 Old Coach Road various locatons
SH94 Waimea highway and Te Anau-Milford highways 
SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Heddon Bush 
SH98 Lorneville Dacre Road

Invercargill to Dunedin

SH1 Pioneer highway at Brydone: Chip seal resurfacing from 2 to 5 February, 7am to 7pm.Expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

SH93 Old Coach Road various locations: Vegetation management, and road  stabilising work will be carried out on 3, 4 and 5  February 7am to 7pm. Expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

SH1 Milton: Culvert mantenance from 2 to 5 February between 6am and 7pm. Expect delays of about 5 minutes.

Invercargill and Queenstown to Milford Sound

SH6 Frankton to Kingston: Slip site clearing from 2 to 5 February between 7.30am and 6pm to make this section of highway safer. Expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

SH94 Milford Highway at Homer Tunnel: Asphalt resurfacing will take place from 26 January to 5 February between 6.30am and 7pm. Minimal delays are expected.

Work on key state highways across Southland

SH90 between Waikaka Road and Cunningham Road: A road rebuild will continue Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm until around 31 March. Traffic will be managed by temporary traffic lights with a 30 km/h speed limit.

SH94 Mandeville: Chip sealing for drainage improvement work will take place on 2 and 5 February between 7am and 7pm. Expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

SH94 Waimea Highway near Mandeville: Drainage improvement work will take place from 2 to 5 February between 7am and 6pm. Expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

SH96 Winton-Wreys Bush highway at Heddon Bush Road: Construction to renew this section of highway continues from 2 to 5 February, 7am to 6pm. Expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

SH98 Lorne Dacre Road: Road pavement repairs near Mill Road North will take place on 2, 4 and 5 February between 7am and 6pm. Expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

More information

Be aware of other less disruptive highway works not listed in this newsletter.

For more details about these check out the NZTA Journey Planner  or phone 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 444 449)

For more information on the Southland state highway maintenance programme, contact us at SouthlandMaintenance@nzta.govt.nz or visit our website