Night closures are being planned for the Tauranga Eastern Link Road next week.

As work continues at the Pāpāmoa East Interchange, the eastbound lanes on State Highway 2 Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road (TELTR) will close for three nights from Monday, May 13, between 8pm and 5am each night. 

"The closure enables work to get underway on the Pāpāmoa East Interchange as well as installation of steel barriers which will be in place for the duration of the bridge construction," says a statement from NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.

"To allow these works to be completed, traffic heading to  Whakatāne / Rotorua will be diverted at the Domain Road interchange and Paengaroa roundabout, with a detour via Te Puke Highway.   

"Outside of the closure times the current temporary traffic management will remain with a single lane open in each direction with a temporary speed limit of 70km/h in place."

For more information, please visit Pāpāmoa East Interchange 

A map showing where the closures will take place. Supplied image.