Key facts
- Fact 01
A 30km/h speed restriction applies on SH94 between Te Anau and The Key from 7am to 5:30pm on those days.
- Fact 02
The SH94 Te Anau to The Key works are pavement repairs, and NZTA lists no alternative route.
- Fact 03
SH94 Milford Road closes between Hollyford Road and The Divide Car Park from 8pm to 5am on Monday to Thursday nights, with a 10pm opening.
NZTA has scheduled pavement repair works on State Highway 94 between Te Anau and The Key from Monday 16 November to Saturday 21 November 2026. Between 7am and 5:30pm each day there will be stop/go traffic management and a 30km/h speed restriction, and NZTA asks drivers to plan their journey and allow extra time. We read NZTA's road event record at 6:43am on Friday 13 November; it was last updated at 10:43am on Thursday 12 November, and every detail below comes from it.
The record says no alternative route applies, so traffic keeps moving through the work site under stop/go control rather than being diverted. It does not give a length of delay.
Two other NZTA records in the same feed affect drivers around Te Anau. On State Highway 95 at Te Anau, road repairs have stop/go traffic management and a 30km/h limit from 7am to 5pm until Saturday 14 November. On the Milford Road, SH94 closes in both directions between Hollyford Road and The Divide Car Park from 8pm to 5am on Monday to Thursday nights, reopening at 10pm each night to let queued traffic through.
If you are heading to Te Anau or on to Milford Sound between 16 and 21 November, build a little extra time into a daytime drive past the works, and keep evening drives on the Milford Road clear of the night closure. Our Milford Road closures guide tracks the NZTA notices, and our Te Anau things to do guide has ideas if you arrive early.
Questions visitors are asking
Are there roadworks between Te Anau and The Key?
Yes. NZTA has scheduled pavement repairs on State Highway 94 between Te Anau and The Key from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 November 2026. Between 7am and 5:30pm there will be stop/go traffic management and a 30km/h speed limit, so allow extra time for travel.
Is there a detour around the SH94 roadworks near Te Anau?
No. NZTA's record for the State Highway 94 works between Te Anau and The Key lists no alternative route, so traffic passes through the site under stop/go control. NZTA asks drivers to plan their journey and allow extra time between 7am and 5:30pm, Monday 16 to Saturday 21 November.
Is the Milford Road closed at night in November 2026?
Yes, in part. NZTA closes SH94 Milford Road between Hollyford Road and The Divide Car Park from 8pm to 5am on Monday to Thursday nights, reopening at 10pm each night to let queued traffic through. NZTA lists no daytime closure on that section of the Milford Road.