Roading
The Council’s Engineering Services Division is responsible for roading in and around Invercargill and Bluff.
This includes road and footpath sealing, urban and rural vehicle crossings, road sweeping, road marking, ice gritting of roads, road closures, bridges, licence to occupy a road, street lights, traffic signals, pedestrian crossings, road and street signs, road safety, etc. The term “road” refers to the area outside the of the front property boundary to the opposite property boundary. It includes frontage (the land between the boundary fence and kerb), footpath, ditches and carriageway.
Because of the nature and scale of these jobs the Council employs contractors to manage and oversee certain aspects of this work. Funding for maintenance and on-going upgrades is provided by Invercargill City Council rates and the NZ Transport Agency.
Drive to the local conditions
From time to time accidents can happen on the Invercargill roading network, such as:
- chipped windscreens when driving on a section of newly sealed road, or
- tyre or suspension damage when driving over a pothole.
The road network isn’t guaranteed to be free from defects at all times. Road users are advised to drive to the local conditions and remember that conditions may vary along a stretch of road.
Contact your insurance provider first if you have sustained vehicle damage from travelling on the Invercargill City Council roading network. If appropriate, your insurer can then contact us.
Invercargill City Council will only consider a claim if we are presented with information to show that we haven’t taken reasonable care or steps to maintain the road network in a good, useable condition.
Managing roading assets
The Roading Asset Management Plan was adopted by the Invercargill City Council on November 7, 2017.
- Refer to the Asset and activity management plans page.
The predictive modelling system dTIMS (Deighton Total Infrastructure Management System) is used to assist Invercargill City Council network maintenance budgeting and at a project level in the preparation of the forward works programme.
The Roading Activity Procurement Strategy was adopted by Council on 24 September, 2019.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
All state highways in the district are maintained by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, through their contractor Highways South (03 211 1561). The highways in the Invercargill area are:
- State Highway 1 (East Road, Tay street, Clyde Street, Bluff Highway, Gore Street-Stirling Point)
- State Highway 6 (Dee Street, North Road)
- State Highway 98 (Lorneville-Dacre highway – Cooper’s Corner eastwards)
- State Highway 99 (Wallacetown-Lorneville highway – Cooper’s Corner westwards)
Looking after your street frontage
Check out our trees and vegetation page for information on looking after your street frontage.
