Road users will be enjoying 2 new Tauriko West intersections by May, as part of the State Highway 29 (SH29) Tauriko Enabling Works project.

On time, on budget and being delivered safely. That was the message to Council’s City Future Committee yesterday on the progress of some of the top five major transport projects either underway or in the planning stages.

Tauranga City Council elected members confirmed yesterday that the access restrictions on Links Avenue will remain in place with reduced hours, reflecting strong community support while allowing greater access.

Tauranga City Council has adopted changes to the City Plan to enable the development of housing at Tauriko West – the city’s next new community, providing up to 4000 new homes.

Tauranga City Council has welcomed the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) decision to co-fund the next stage of the Connecting the People: Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay project.

Work is about to start on a new bus stop facility in the city centre.

If there’s anything that makes drivers see red, it’s a sea of orange road cones.

Mount Maunganui business owner Fleur Sandford is full of praise when it comes to recent safety improvements around the Central Parade shops along Maunganui Road.

The wheels on the bus are turning with excitement for children at BestStart Bayfair now the upgraded Arataki bus hub is open for action.

Speed limits outside Tauranga schools will drop to 30km/h during drop off and pick up times from next year to make it safer for students.

Arataki is a bustling area, with thousands of people passing through each day.

Construction on the SH29 Tauriko Village and Cambridge Road section of the Tauriko Enabling Works is ramping up with sheet piling underway ahead of retaining wall works on Cambridge Road.