Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty

Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty 
 
SH29 Hamilton to Tauranga: Due to the number of worksites on SH29 between Hinuera and Tauriko, please allow up to 20 minutes extra time for travel. 

Work starting next week 
 

• SH33 South of Paengaroa: Road resurfacing taking 5 weeks to complete will start on Wednesday 11 March near Allport Road south of Paengaroa between 6am and 6pm each day. There will be stop/go traffic management with reduced speed limits in place Monday to Friday. 
   

• SH2 near Baypark: A weekend of road resurfacing is taking place from 6pm on Friday 13 March through to 6am Monday 16 March between Sandhurst Drive and the SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange. During the day, SH2 will have one lane open with a reduced speed limit, at night the road will be closed with a detour via Truman Lane back out to SH29A/SH2. Delays are to be expected. 

Work starting soon 

• SH2 Te Awanui Drive (Tauranga Harbour Bridge):  Resurfacing work will take place from Saturday 21 at 6pm to Monday 23 of March at 6am on the southbound lanes on Te Awanui Drive. There will be lane closures and switches with a reduced speed limit. 

Work underway 

• SH29 Ōmanawa Bridge: Construction activity has begun close to the Hamilton-bound edge of SH29 between Ōmanawa Bridge and the Ōmanawa Road intersection. The Hamilton-bound lane has been shifted and the shoulder (from the bridge to west of the intersection) and the left-turn slip lane into Ōmanawa Road is closed. 

• SH29 Tauriko: Construction is continuing along the northern side of SH29 in Tauriko Village with temporary traffic management including shoulder closures, temporary speed limits, and mobile operations as required. The slip lane from SH29 onto Takitimu Drive Toll Road (at the SH29/SH36 roundabout) remains closed to traffic Monday to Friday during off-peak hours, 9.30am to 3.30pm, while drainage work is carried out on the nearby wetland. This is expected to take 5 weeks. Traffic can continue to access Takitimu Drive Toll Road via the roundabout. One night of works (6pm to 5am) is planned for Wednesday 11 March to remove streetlights and extend temporary safety barriers on the northern side of SH29, between Te Ara Hoia Drive and 810 SH29. Temporary traffic management will include a 3-way stop/go and a reduced speed limited of 30km/h on approaches to the work area. 

• SH29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road: A reduced speed limit of 70km/h remains in place while crews are working behind the barriers on the construction of a flyover bridge and southbound slip lane works for the Takitimu North Link project. Traffic is anticipated to be diverted onto the flyover bridge and southbound slip lane in the next year while works continue. 

• SH2/SH29 Takitimu Drive: SH29 and SH2 traffic is now diverted onto temporary lanes northbound to Mount Manganui and Tauranga CBD, this diversion will last for 4 months. Traffic from SH29 to Fifteenth Ave will be detoured via SH2 Takitimu Drive to Elizabeth Street. SH2 traffic will still be able to travel to Fifteenth Ave. 
   

• SH2/Fifteenth Ave: One lane at SH2/Fifteenth Ave near Edgecumbe Road is closed while the new connection to SH29/Takitimu Drive Toll Road takes place, this is likely to remain in place until mid-2026. Traffic management will be in place when the beams arrive and are lifted into place. 
   

• SH2/Takitimu Drive, Tauranga: A super weekend of road resurfacing on SH2 Takitimu Drive southbound, between the Chapel Street on-ramp and the Elizabeth Street roundabout, will kick off on Friday 6 March at 6pm and continue through to 5am Monday 9 March with crews working day and night to complete the work efficiently and safely. SH2 will be closed at night from 6pm to 6am, from the Chapel Street on-ramp to the Elizabeth Street roundabout southbound (towards Tauriko). The detour is via Chapel Street, Cameron Road, Elizabeth Street and back on to SH2 at the roundabout. During the day, between 6am and 6pm, there will be one southbound lane open and a reduced speed limit within the worksite. 

• SH2/Pahoia/Esdaile intersection: Road widening works are underway at this intersection. Please be aware that speed restrictions and intermittent stop/go traffic management will be in place, which may result in longer delays. 
   

• SH2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection upgrade: Road construction continues for the new roundabout. Expect delays. During the day speed restrictions and intermittent stop/go traffic management will be in place. During the night speed restrictions and stop/go traffic management will be in place. 
   

• Minden Road North: The road between the new roundabout and the Te Puna shops will be under various forms of traffic management from now until April 2026 as works continue to complete road widening, drainage and new pavement. 
   

• SH36 near Tect Park: Resurfacing work continues on SH36 Mangatoi near Tect Park until Friday 13 March. There is stop/go traffic management, lane shifts, shoulder closures and temporary speed limits in place, between 6am and 6pm each day.

Rotorua  
 
Work starting next week 

• SH36 Ngongotahā: Starting Monday 9 March, for 6 weeks, a section of SH36 Ngongotahā Road between Hood and Taui roads, will be rebuilt. Southbound/Rotorua-bound traffic will be detoured left on Wikaraka Road, then right onto Taui Road before rejoining SH36. The southbound lane will be open at weekends from 2.30pm Fridays and closed for work to resume at 9am Mondays. Access to and from side roads (Taui, Hall, Hood) is restricted to left in left out. Access to residents and businesses retained – follow traffic management staff directions. While SH36 remains open for northbound traffic there will be traffic management, lane shifts and temporary speed limits in place. For school traffic we recommend using the SH36/SH5 roundabout to turn around. Delays are expected and people are encouraged to allow extra time for their journey or take alternative routes. 
   

• Rotorua event: Crankworx Rotorua starts on Wednesday 11 and continues until Sunday 15 March near the Skyline Gondolas on SH5. There may be more traffic in the area due to people attending the event during this time. 

Work underway

• SH30A Amohau Street: Essential repairs to SH30A Amohau Street are underway using a sequence of overnight road closures. Work is on the west bound lanes, and these are closed between Te Ngae Road and the right turn bay into Pak’nSave, from 8pm to 5am, Sunday to Thursday nights (open Friday and Saturday nights). Crews will be setting up and disestablishing traffic management an hour either side of the closure times. During the day, the road will be open with a temporary speed limit. Drivers should expect an uneven surface with ramps at each end of the worksite. Work is expected to be finished mid-April. 

• SH5 near Waiotapu Loop Road: A road rebuild is due to be completed late March. Work will take place 24 hours per day, Monday to Friday, finishing at 3pm on a Friday. There will be stop/go traffic management in place with a temporary speed limit. 
   

Eastern Bay of Plenty 

 
Work underway 

• SH2 Waioweka Gorge: The road will be open under stop/go past the Goldsmith slip site between 5am-7am and 6pm- 8pm, with delays of up to 15 minutes. During the day, stop/go will run every hour on the hour from 7am to 6pm. The road will stay closed overnight. 

• SH2/Wainui Road, Matekerepu, near Ōpōtiki: Work is still underway in the area and the roundabout is currently open to 2-way traffic. There is still a temporary speed limit of 50km/h in place. The roundabout is expected to be fully completed by the end of March. 

• SH2/Ōhiwa Beach Road/Waiōtahe Valley Back Road intersections near Ōpōtiki:  
  Works are underway beside SH2 for 2 new teardrop roundabouts. Shoulder closures and stop/go traffic management are in place 7am–6pm. The road surface is uneven, please allow extra time when travelling through. Completion expected mid‑2027.

• SH35 Tōrere: Work to repair 2 slips at Tōrere is almost complete. All major construction work is finished, and the team is wrapping up the last of the road surface and safety barrier installation work.