Southland Traffic

Southland — State Highway 94 Milford Road will close to all traffic at 7pm tonight and remain closed all day tomorrow (Wednesday 9 January) because of heavy rain forecast in the area during the next 24 hours.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Southland — Traffic heading south out of Christchurch will be able to travel on the new Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 1 from this weekend.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Southland — Police advise that a single lane has been opened at the scene of a fatal crash in the Lindis Pass, SH 8  near Tarris.  Motorists can expect delays and are are requested to be patient.

By New Zealand Police
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Southland — At 2.16 pm Monday 26 November 2012 police were alerted to a crash between a car and two motorcycles on the Lindis Pass, SH 8, near Goodger Road approx 20 km north of Tarris.

By New Zealand Police
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Southland — Result in the updated KiwiRAP New Zealand road risk-ratings launched today show an improving road safety picture over the last five years on state highways in Canterbury, the West Coast, Tasman and the Nelson/ Marlborough region.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Invercargill — Local authority roading engineers from throughout Southland will meet tomorrow to take part in a new “Safe System to Road Safety” workshop, tomorrow at Environment Southland.

By Invercargill City Council
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Milford — State highway 94 the Milford Road will open tomorrow, Friday 16 November after being closed for the last three days due to the risk of rock falls in an area high above the western entrance to the Homer Tunnel.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Milford — Low cloud has foiled attempts to inspect a rock fall site above the western entrance to the Homer Tunnel on State highway 94 to Milford Sound that has seen the road closed since Tuesday night due to the rock fall risk it poses.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Milford — The New Zealand Transport Agency is advising that the Milford Road (SH94), was closed to traffic on 6pm Tuesday 13 November due the risk of rock falls above the western portal of the Homer Tunnel.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Southland — Motorists can expect extended delays this Thursday, 25 October 2012 while blasting work is carried out to improve safety at a major slip on State highway 6 about 16km south of Makarora.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Southland — Work will start next Monday, 29 October on resurfacing sections of State highway 6A, the main route in and out of Queenstown.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Milford — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says a temporary single lane road it is building to skirt around a massive slip on the Milford Road between Falls Creek and Monkey Creek should open later tomorrow, Thursday 18 October 2012.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Southland — The NZ Transport Agency says contractors will use explosives to break up and clear massive boulders brought down onto the Milford Road by a major landslide on the weekend.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Southland — The NZ Transport Agency says tonight's closure of State highway six at a slip site near Makarora is due to heavy rain today further destabilising some areas of the slip.

By New Zealand Transport Agency
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Southland — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says the serious tourist bus crash in icy conditions on SH94 in Southland this morning should serve as a reminder for all motorists that extra caution is needed when driving in winter conditions.

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Mossburn — Police and emergency services are working to clear the road following a bus crash on the Te Anau Mossburn Highway (State Highway 94) this morning, about 4km north of Mossburn.

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Southland — Police, Fire and Ambulance are currently attending a bus crash on State Highway 94 (Te Anau Mossburn Highway) in Southland, that occurred just before 0900 hours this morning.

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Southland — Motorists are being asked to drive with extreme caution as icy conditions and snow have made roads treacherous around the district.

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Southland — Southern Police are reminding drivers to take extra care on the roads around Southland and Otago as extreme weather conditions are forecast to hit the region.

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Southland — Motorists are being asked to drive with extreme caution as icy conditions have made roads treacherous this morning.

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Mataura — At 2.45 pm yesterday emergency services were called to a 2 car crash approx 2kms south of Mataura on State Highway One.

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Invercargill — The upgrade of Queens Drive from Newcastle Street to Herbert Street will reach a milestone tomorrow (Saturday, March 17) with the chip sealing of the newly built east side of the road, Engineering Services Manager Russell Pearson has announced.

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