A busy season of roadworks is in store for Southland motorists over the next six months and motorists are being asked to help keep road crews safe. With roadworks will come temporary traffic management, which may include temporary speed limits, signs, cones and mobile traffic lights. "This helps keep our road workers, road users and their vehicles safe. While he appreciated delays due to traffic management at road works could be frustrating, most of the time these were limited to a five-minute delay at each work site and safety was always the primary concern. “Speeding through work sites continues to be a significant problem in Southland, which is dangerous to everyone, Mr Reid said.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 07, 2021 15:31 UTC