Motorists travelling down Cameron Road this week are being warned sections of the road will be closed for resealing.

The first section to be resealed will be the westbound lanes heading towards Greerton between 9th Avenue and 11th Avenue.

Tauranga City Council reports the resealing is due to take place on Sunday and Monday evenings.

The second section is between 11th Avenue and 1st Avenue.

This work is due to take seven nights to complete and will begin on Wednesday. It will affect the eastbound lanes heading towards Tauranga City.

Both lots of resealing work will be done at night to minimise disruption but motorists are advised to expect delays and to use another route if possible.

This from Tauranga City Council's weekly update for the week beginning November 26.

City Waters

• One sewer blockage was reported and attended to this week. The incident was in Dover Place and was caused by tree roots growing into a manhole chamber.
• The next round of sewer manhole inspections is underway, ahead of the upcoming smoke testing program. Letters are being sent to property owners between Thirteenth & Fifteenth Avenue from Cameron Road and Turret Road to advise that smoke testing will be done in their area from the beginning of December to the end of January.
• A tomo in Aranui Drive close to a stormwater manhole is being investigated for cause and then to arrange repair as necessary.
• Soak holes in Matthew Street for the draining of street sumps are to be uncovered and cleaned out to improve the stormwater drainage.
• In the stormwater reserve off Carmichael Road, near Westmorland Rise, heaped pond cleanings of vegetation are planned to be removed off site.

Parks and Leisure

• Work starts on Monday to build a formal pathway through Goods Road Reserve in place of the ‘sheep trail' that has been created by pedestrian use.
• Contractors will do some resurfacing work on some sections of the Mauao base track during the first two weeks of December. The base track will remain open wherever possible.
• Recycled road millings are being used to upgrade the main track through Johnson Reserve from Welcome Bay Road to the southern Victory Street entrance.
• Hammond Street Reserve Walkway is being resurfaced this week.
• The resealing of the main path through Faulkner Park continues.

Transportation

• Annual Resealing Work: Work on the summer reseal programme is now underway in various streets around the city.
• Beach Road: Work to build a rock revetment for erosion protection on the Beach Road foreshore between Fergusson Park and Shaw Place Reserve is continuing. While the work is underway Beach Road will be reduced to one lane from time to time. Please take care when driving or walking around the work site.
• Bus Shelters: Work to install new bus shelters at seven locations around the city is continuing.
• Cambridge Road: Work to widen the road between River Oaks Drive and Sycamore Rise is underway. Please watch for temporary signs and take care when driving through the area.
• Cameron Road: Weather permitting, work to reseal Cameron Road between 9th Avenue and 11th Avenue is due to start on 25th November. The work, which will be done at night, will only affect the westbound lanes (traffic heading towards Greerton).
• Cameron Road: Weather permitting, work to reseal Cameron Road (east side) between 11th Ave and 1st Avenue will start on 27 November. There will be a break over the weekend of 29 November to 2 December and the work will resume on the 3 December. The work, which will be done at night, will affect the east bound lanes (traffic heading into town) and will take about seven nights to complete.
• Construction Sites: Watch for construction vehicle movements around large commercial construction sites at:
  • Police Station Site, Willow Street
  • Horny Bull Site, The Strand
  • 40 Selwyn Street at the corner of Elizabeth Street and Selwyn Street
  • New Burger King site at the corner of 5th/ 6th Avenue and Cameron Road.

• Matapihi Rail Bridge Pathway: The bridge is closed to everything except trains while work to repair the pedestrian and cycle pathway is underway. People trying to use the rail tracks to cross the bridge are at risk of serious injury or death. Security guards and surveillance cameras are monitoring the bridge. A shuttle bus is operating between Matapihi and Bayfair from Monday to Saturday.
• Streetlight Upgrades: Work to replace rusted streetlight columns is continuing in Larisa Grove, Longview Drive, Athena Grove and Olympus Grove. Work to repaint streetlight columns in Devonport Road is also underway.
• Ultrafast Broadband: Work to install Ultrafast Broadband is being completed in Millers Road, Carmichael Road to Bethlehem area, Golf Road to Bayfair area, Aviation Drive, McDonald Street and Aerodrome Road areas. New work is due to start in the Waihi Road to Moffat Road area including Bethlehem Heights. Also Matapihi Road and Owens Road to Bayfair Road area. Most of the work is being done off the road.
• Welcome Bay Road: Work to upgrade Welcome Bay Road between James Cook Drive and Waitaha Road is underway. Road closures will be in place from time to time and a detour route will be in place via James Cook Drive and Waitaha Road. Work is expected to take three weeks to complete with final surfacing being done after Christmas. Please allow extra time for your journey and expect delays.

Mayor's Diary

Monday 26 November

• Council (2012/13 Annual Plan)

Tuesday 27 November

• Council (2012/13 Annual Plan)
• Strategy and Policy committee

Wednesday 28 November

• National Council Meeting - Wellington

Thursday 29 November

• 3rd Triennial Meeting - Rotorua

Friday 30 November

• Council (2012/13 Annual Plan)

Saturday 1 December

• BOP Dragon Boat Celebrity Race – The Lakes