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Roads need to be closed for various reasons, but mainly for maintenance, construction work, and events. You can sign up for the Weekly Bulletin for up to date road closure information.

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SH29 westbound (towards Hamilton) lane closure – Tauriko Enabling Work

To allow for significant stormwater and underground service upgrades a short section of the westbound (towards Hamilton) lane of SH29, between the SH29/SH36 roundabout and Cambridge Road, will be closed 24/7 from 6pm, Wednesday 8 April to 6am, Monday 13 April. Westbound traffic will detour via SH36, Paraone Koikoi Drive, Matakokiri Drive and Kaweroa Drive (see map), adding approximately 5 minutes to Hamilton-bound traffic and 8 minutes to Tauriko Village/Cambridge Road traffic.

During this time, there will be no right turn into Cambridge Road from SH29 with left in access only using the detour. Right turns out will remain.

These works are scheduled during the school holidays to help reduce disruption and crews will work 24/7 to complete the job as quickly as possible. The second stage of works will see the installation of new stormwater pipes and catchpits, with shoulder closures and lane shifts in place from mid-April.

More about the project

State Highway 29 Westbound Lane Road Closure Detour map.

Cameron Road night time maintenance works

We’re carrying out the third and final stage of night time road maintenance on Cameron Road between Garden Place and Twenty First Avenue. We expect this last stage to take three to five nights, with physical works between 8pm and 5am. Cameron Road will stay open throughout the works, with traffic management in place to keep everyone moving.

Stage Three – Garden Place to Twenty First Avenue: Tuesday, 31 March to Thursday morning, 2 April  (6pm to 8am)
Works will take place between 8pm and 5am. There will be lane closures on Cameron Road, with one lane staying open in each direction to reduce disruption. Along with lane diversions there will be side road closures requiring the use of alternative routes. The main entrance to the hospital will also be closed one night.

Access changes include:

  • No right turn in or out of Garden Place onto Cameron Road.  Residents will have access. Please use an alternative route.
  • Eighteenth Avenue East will be closed at Cameron Road while work is underway in the southbound lane near this intersection. Please use Seventeenth Avenue via Devonport Road, or Nineteenth Avenue via Botanical Road, to access Eighteenth Avenue.
  • On Wednesday night the main hospital entrance will be closed. Access to the hospital carpark and Emergency will be via the Clark Road entrance. Ambulances will use an alternative route to access Emergency.
  • Twentieth Avenue West will be closed at Cameron Road while work is underway near this intersection. Please use Twenty first Avenue via Clarke Road, or Seventeenth Avenue via Clarke Road, to access the area.

All works are weather dependent.

Event road closures 2025-2026

Tauranga has plenty of amazing events on offer. To ensure these events are delivered efficiently and safely for participants, the public, residents and businesses, the following road closures will be in place:

Event road closures

Current road closures are listed in our Weekly Bulletin below.

What’s going on with Welcome Bay traffic?

For the past few weeks we’ve been trying to understand exactly what’s causing the increasing delays on Welcome Bay Road. We’re hearing what residents are telling us, and those of us who live in Welcome Bay and Ohauiti are experiencing it ourselves. 

We’re working with the Transport Agency to gather the traffic data to back up our theories: whether the queues are caused by an increase of people coming into the city from Papamoa and Te Puke; or if it’s the work around Maungatapu underpass that is adding to the problem (which is due for completion in May); or if it’s due to a sudden increase in the number of vehicles on the roads during peak times. 

We have longer term plans for Turret Road and 15th Ave but these won’t be implemented for a few more years, so we are working with the Transport Agency and Bay of Plenty Regional Council to see whether there are any practical solutions that might help with Welcome Bay Road in the short term. 

Historical data tells us that traffic volumes generally increase in late-February and March with schools and tertiary education starting back. This year seems busier than previous years and the problem is not limited to Welcome Bay. We’re also hearing that people in Welcome Bay are having challenges with the buses being full and delays being longer. Most of the cars on the road at peak times still have only one person in them. If it’s at all possible for more people to car pool, or even adjust work hours to avoid the peak traffic, it will help make a difference. The new Maungatapu underpass will also include a separated cycleway which will make it easier to bike between Welcome Bay Road and the city.

Posted: Mar 5, 2018,

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