The Tauriko Enabling Works are the first piece of a major transportation and movement project for the Bay of Plenty.
This project aims to enable up to 2400 new homes, four safer intersections and more ways to travel.
With 21,000 vehicles traveling along State Highway 29 every day there is a predicted increase of more than 38,000 by 2048.
Tauranga City Council, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Bay of Plenty District Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council are working together on this project to improve the future of Tauriko West transport.
“It’s about unlocking growth and productivity and keeping the traffic moving well, says Transport Minister Simeon Brown as he announced the project
“This is an enabling work, it unlocks land for thousands of new houses, it unlocks land for industrial growth and it is about making sure that traffic and freight are moving between Auckland and Tauranga and the ports.”
The current situation isn’t feasible in the long term, says Simeon.
“It’s ultimately gridlock when you head down to SH29, and those intersections become incredibly unsafe, they become congested and they slow the traffic down.
“That’s a huge problem for business, for industry, for freight, for getting people to work, this helps unlock that, so that’s why this project is really important.”
The project will take three years to complete. It will be funded through the National Land Transfer Fund from the central government along with partially being funded by Tauranga City Council and developers.
“All of that comes together to deliver the program. Council needs to make sure that this funding is allocated through their long-term plan, which is what the council is doing at this moment.”
New SH29/Redwood Lane roundabout, artist impression. Photo supplied.
New SH29/Cambridge Road intersection, artist impression. Photo supplied.
New SH29/ Tauriko Village intersection, artist impression. Photo supplied.
Shared path alongside SH29, artist impression. Photo supplied.
New shared path along Cambridge Road, artist impression. Photo supplied.
New Redwood Lane walking and cycling underpass, artist impression. Photo supplied.
3 comments
Trees and Wildlife unwanted in the growth of the Bay?
Posted on 15-03-2024 22:14 | By ConcernedCit
With the artists impression of the further growth to the area; it becomes clerarer to me that green space and catering for the displaced wildlife along the way is yet again non-existent. We must provide tree cover and water sources for the countless bird species and other animals that are affected daily by human spread. We are becoming a concrete jungle with little regard to how much is permanently lost when development is not concerned with replacing what was bowled over for the benefit of man. For every tree removed, two should be planted nearest as possible to that site as possible. Water ponds at regular intervals for wildlife also. Council- let's put back more than we take and actually deserve the title of the beautiful Bay of Plenty.
Re Wild Life
Posted on 16-03-2024 15:43 | By tabatha
If ConcernedCit followed the work linked to the Bethlehem bypass being built now he might get a surprise how the contractors etc have gone to trouble to save native creatures.
Growth mantra
Posted on 17-03-2024 12:44 | By Kancho
The usual rush to growth but the lack of infrastructure always lags well behind. Of course apart from the basics that are already stressed is water, waste and lifestyle. The stress on access and traffic congestion too. The so called smartgrowth a joke. The deterioration
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