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Posted at 10:00am Monday 13th May, 2013
 Work on the longest bridge in the Tauranga Eastern Link project is almost complete.
NZ Transport Agency reports the final concrete pour took place this week forming the deck of the 150metre long Kaituna River Bridge on the new highway from Domain Road to Paengaroa.
The Kaituna River Bridge is almost complete.
NZTA’s Bay of Plenty state highways...
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Posted at 8:49am Wednesday 08th May, 2013
 Work to reduce the number of serious crashes on State Highway 29 at Tauriko will start Sunday evening and motorists are being warned to expect delays.
Road workers will remove the passing lane from Redwood Lane to Gargan Road, install a right turn bay at the Gargan Road intersection and a apply skid resistance surface to improve safety at the SH29...
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Posted at 7:00am Tuesday 07th May, 2013
 Work to improve safety along a well-known crash blackspot on State Highway 2 from Waihi Road to Bethlehem will start next week.
NZ Transport Agency will begin work on the improvements including installing a wire rope median barrier, widening sections of the road and installing safety edge barriers next Monday.
Work will begin on crash blackspot between...
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Posted at 9:16am Thursday 02nd May, 2013 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Acquiring the land for the Welcome Bay underpass, including eight Hammond Street homes, is the focus of a hearing at Tauranga City Council today.
The New Zealand Transport Agency is seeking a Notice of Requirement to proceed with the land purchase process to attain land to build the underpass linking Hairini and Welcome Bay.
The new Hammond Street intersection...
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Posted at 10:26am Friday 26th Apr, 2013
 People travelling to the Coromandel this weekend should have an unhindered trip after works on a 400m link between Kopu Road and the roundabout at the intersection of State Highways 25 and 26 was completed.
NZTA State Highway Manager Kaye Clark says the NZTA is pleased this essential section of road at the southern end of Kopu is complete.
The completed...
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Posted at 5:22pm Monday 22nd Apr, 2013
 A busy news week, including flooding around the region, has shown SunLive.co.nz is the leading local 24 hour news service - and the latest figures prove it.
From the early hours of Saturday morning SunLive.co.nz reporters and photographers were out in the floods keeping readers up to date with all the latest as local residents battled waterlogged...
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Posted at 3:00pm Saturday 20th Apr, 2013 | By Luke Balvert luke@thesun.co.nz
 Excessive engine braking will soon be caught on camera as the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) looks to stamp out public dismay with a new ‘noise camera’ initiative.
Announced earlier this month, the noise camera to be installed at the northern end of Takitimu Drive will attempt to reduce a number of complaints received by the NZTA regarding...
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Posted at 2:33pm Thursday 18th Apr, 2013
 A public open day is being held today at ASB Baypark Arena to gain public feedback on three shortlisted options to improve congestion and safety at the Maunganui-Girven Road and Te Maunga intersections.
NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Investigations identified that any improvements made at MGI will impact on the movement of traffic at the SH2 and SH29 intersection...
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Posted at 3:16pm Tuesday 09th Apr, 2013
 The public are being asked for feedback on a range of options for the Maunganui-Girven Road and Te Maunga intersections.
NZTA is hosting a public open day on Thursday, April 18 at ASB Baypark Arena to gain feedback from the public on three shortlisted options to improve congestion and safety at the intersection outside Bayfair and Te Maunga intersections.
The...
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Posted at 12:30pm Saturday 06th Apr, 2013
 The land between Te Ngae Road and the lake edge has been confirmed as the preferred route for the Rotorua Eastern Arterial (REA).
The NZ Transport Agency has announced the preferred route today on land which has been designated for this purpose since 1963.
A map of part of the Rotorua Eastern Arterial (REA).
At a Rotorua District Council meeting today,...
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