The Tauranga City Council road works team is in the process of resurfacing several sections of Cameron Road.

"Because resurfacing is one of the activities that is affected by wet weather, we are planning to prepare the road surface approximately two weeks ahead of scheduled asphalting,” says a council spokesperson.

“This involves milling the road - scraping off a layer of the road surface - in several sections in advance, so we can move through faster when asphalting the final layer.”

The council says this will mean that some sections of road will appear partially complete for longer than usual.

“There will be lane closures and some diversions around these works.”

Eleventh Avenue intersection

Work is about to change at the Eleventh Avenue intersection, where the road works team is currently working on the north and south centre medians installing new traffic signal poles and kerbs.

Council says this work will be complete in the coming week, weather dependent.

From 6pm Sunday, October 22, the team will be moving over to work on the south-east, at The Flooring Room corner of the intersection.

There will be a left lane closure around this corner of the intersection until 6pm Sunday, October 29, when the eastern side of this intersection - heading towards Memorial Park -  will fully close for three weeks, weather dependent, for work on the streetscape and stormwater upgrades.

Pedestrian access to businesses will remain, however there will be some car parking reduced during these works.

Southbound traffic will be able to access Eleventh Avenue east via Tenth Avenue east and Norris Street.

Northbound traffic will be able to access Eleventh Avenue east via Thirteenth Avenue east and Devonport Road.
“We thank you for your patience and understanding while these essential upgrades are underway.” You can check here for travel updates. We also recommend checking Google Maps or Waka Kotahi NZTA Journey Planner.
 
For more detailed information on these works, visit the road closures webpage. 

Nightworks (6pm – 6am):

Nightworks will be taking place between 6pm and 6am in the following locations. Lane closures and diversions will be in place - please follow the directional signage. There is noise and vibration associated with some of this work. For further information and traffic impacts, please visit the road closures page.

• Resurfacing between First Avenue and Fourth Avenue (west): the team has resurfaced the southbound lanes and is now resurfacing the northbound lanes between Fourth Avenue and First Avenue (west). We expect this work to be complete in the coming nights (weather dependent).
• Resurfacing between Eleventh Avenue and Ninth Avenue (west): there are alternating northbound lane closures in place during the coming week (weather dependent) as the team resurfaces the northbound lanes of Cameron Road between Eleventh Avenue and Ninth Avenue (west).
• Resurfacing between Thirteenth Avenue and Eleventh Avenue (west): from 6pm Monday, 23 October, there will be alternating northbound lane closures for five nights (weather dependent) as the team resurfaces the northbound lanes of Cameron Road between Thirteenth Avenue and Eleventh Avenue (west).

Weekend closure

• Cameron Road – southbound lanes, between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue (east) including Arundel Street: from 6am Saturday, October 28, to 6pm Sunday, October 29, the southbound lanes of Cameron Road will be closed between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue (east) for work on the wastewater upgrade. Arundel Street will be fully closed to traffic. Access to Arundel Street will remain for residents only from Devonport Road, with no entry on to Cameron Road. Traffic will still be able to access Cameron Road using Fifth Avenue (east) or Sixth Avenue (east).

Intersection work:

• Elizabeth Street/ Selwyn Street: this intersection is closed for five weeks for stormwater works.
• Elizabeth Street intersection centre lane closures: there are centre lane closures in place on both the north and south sides of the intersection for four weeks (weather dependent) for construction of the new centre median islands and the installation of the new traffic signal poles.
• Fourth Avenue (west): is now entry only.
• Arundel Street: is exit only, but will fully close on Sunday, November 5, for three weeks (weather dependent).
• Fifth Avenue (east): is entry only.
• Sixth Avenue (east): is entry only.
• Sixth Avenue (west): is exit only.
• Seventh Avenue (west): is permanently closed to traffic as it becomes a green space cul-de-sac.
• Ninth Avenue (west): is fully closed on both the east and west sides. Ninth Avenue (east) is accessible via Tenth Avenue and Norris Street. Ninth Avenue (west) is accessible via Tenth Avenue and St John Street.
• Eleventh Avenue/ Cameron Road intersection: there are lane closures around the north and south centre medians. We expect to begin work on the eastern side of the intersection outside The Flooring Room on Sunday, October 22. The eastern side of the intersection will fully close on Sunday, October 29, for three weeks (weather dependent).
• Cameron Road/ Fifteenth Avenue intersection: there is a lane closure around the south-east (Academy Motor Inn) corner. This work will be complete in the coming days.
• SH2/ Cameron Road intersection: there is a left lane closure around the south-west (SH2) corner for the final touches on the streetscape which will be complete in the coming days.
• 17th Avenue intersection (east): this work is now complete.
• 17th Avenue intersection (west): this work is now complete.

Please note, above works are weather dependent.