Bay of Plenty state highway maintenance programme

Saturday 22 November to Friday 28 November 2025

21 November 2025

State highway maintenance and renewals update

State highways with scheduled works starting this week:

• SH2 north of Tauranga
• SH29 Tauriko/Cambridge Road
• SH29 near Ngamuwahine Road
• SH38 Waikaremoana

Roadworks may be postponed due to rain or other factors that disrupt the weekly schedule.

Please be aware there may be other less disruptive state highway works not listed in this newsletter.

Check the NZTA Journey Planner for the latest travel information and journey times before starting your journey: journeys.nzta.govt.nz

Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty

State Highway 29, State Highway 29A, State Highway 2 road works and potential impacts to journeys.

State Highway 29

SH29 Hamilton to Tauranga: Due to the number of worksites on SH29 between lower Kaimai Range and Tauriko, please allow up to 20 minutes extra time for travel.

Work starting this week

SH29/Cambridge Road to Tauriko Village: Starting Monday 24 November, for 4 weeks, watermain installation works will be underway along the eastbound side of Cambridge Road, from 579 Cambridge Road towards Bethlehem. An off-peak, 9am to 3pm, stop/go operation and a reduced speed limit of 30km/h will be in place. Night works on Thursday 27 November, 6pm to 6am, will follow to remove redundant streetlight poles. A 3-way stop/go and reduced speed limit of 30km/h will be in place at the SH29/Cambridge Road intersection. More information

SH29 Ngamuwahine: Resurfacing work will take place near Ngamawahine Road from Sunday 23 November for 5 nights between 8pm and 5am. There will be stop/go traffic management and a reduced speed limit in place.

SH29A Barkes Corner: For one night on Sunday 23 November there will be stop/go traffic management and a reduced speed limit in place for resurfacing work between 8pm and 5am.

Work starting soon

SH29 Tauriko, Belk Road to Redwood Lane: Night works start Sunday 7 December, for 2 weeks, 6pm to 6am, for final road surfacing on SH29 between Gargan Road and south of Belk Road. Intermittent road closures of Kaweroa Drive and Belk Road, a 4-way stop/go operation on SH29 and a 30km/h reduced speed limit will be in place More information

SH29 Kaimai Range closure: The Kaimai Range will close for 5 nights, from Sunday 30 November to Thursday 4 December, between 7.30pm and 4am each night (reopening early Friday morning). These closures are necessary to complete urgent scaling works on the Ruahihi Bluffs, along with routine maintenance, including drain clearing, and road marking and surfacing. Further closure details and more information on access and detours will be provided in the coming week. More information

Work underway

SH29 Lower Kaimai closure: A 1.5km section of SH29 near Valley View Road is undergoing a full rebuild, with temporary traffic management and reduced speed limits in place until early 2026. The passing lane near Valley View Road will remain closed throughout the works. Works are scheduled weekdays Monday to Friday, with traffic management in place by 7am and contraflow (traffic in both directions) between 8am and 5pm. Overnight Sunday to Thursday, from 7pm to 6am, contraflow will be removed and single lane traffic under stop/go. Weekends - 2 lanes open and no work scheduled. NZTA acknowledges that delays are likely due to the scale and duration of the project and appreciates your patience.

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. More information

SH29 Tauriko: There are multiple active worksites on SH29 between Gargan Road and Cambridge Road. Currently a lane shift and 50km/h speed limit are in place on SH29 between Redwood Lane and Gargan Road for watermain works.

SH29 near Ōmanawa Road: Service relocation work is expected to begin next week. A temporary speed restriction and contraflow system allowing traffic in both directions will be in place from just west of the Ōmanawa Road intersection to Ōmanawa Bridge. This work is expected to take 4 to 6 weeks to complete and part of the Ōmanawa Bridge replacement project.

Pyes Pā Road/Cheyne Road: Tauranga City Council will be conducting night works to resurface parts of Pyes Pā Road and Cheyne Road, between the SH29A roundabout and Braithwaite Lane, from Sunday 16 November to Thursday 27 November. More Information

State Highway 2

Working starting soon

SH2 Snodgrass Road to Loop Road: Road resurfacing will start soon for 5 nights, between 7pm and 5am, near Ainsworth Road. There will be stop/go traffic management and a reduced speed limit in place while the work is underway. During the day there will be an uneven surface with a reduced speed limit of 50km/h.

Work underway

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

SH2/Apata Station Road roundabout: Weather permitting, Monday 24 November the final asphalt layer will be placed, followed by line marking. Once this has been completed the temporary speed limit will be removed.

SH2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection upgrade: Road construction and service relocation works are underway in preparation for the new roundabout. Speed restrictions and intermittent stop/go traffic management will be in place during the day, which may result in longer delays. Road construction work continues on SH2, south of the roundabout overnight. A stop/go operation will be in place – expect delays overnight. More information

Minden Road North: Between the new roundabout and the Te Puna shops will be under stop/go traffic management, weekdays between 7.30am and 6pm Road widening, drainage and pavements works continue with traffic management in place. This work is ongoing and will be in place until early in 2026.

Wairoa Road: The area around the Wairoa Road overbridge is under stop/go traffic management, weekdays between 7.30am and 6pm, for road construction. This work is due for completion mid-November.  

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. Bridge beams will be lifted into place on Saturday 29 November, between 5.30am and 12pm, from Takitimu Drive (right next to the construction site area). Traffic management will be in place when the beams arrive and are lifted into place. More information

SH2 Whakamārama, Te Puna: A programme of ground investigations is underway through to December, on key sites near Snodgrass, Ainsworth, Te Puna Quarry and Munro roads, and near Oturu and Te Puna streams. People travelling through this area may notice these activities alongside SH2, which are part of the Takitimu North Link Stage 2 project.

SH2 Rogers Road, Pukehina: SH2 Rogers Road, Pukehina: A road rebuild is due to finish mid-December. From Monday 10 November there will be 24hr per day stop/go traffic management and a reduced speed limit throughout the site to protect the pavement surface. The site is approximately 650 metres west of Rogers Road and continues on SH2 for 1.3 kilometres. More information

Eastern Bay of Plenty - State Highways 2, 35 and 38

Work starting soon

SH38 Waikaremoana: SH38 will be closed at night from Monday 1 December 2025 until Saturday 28 February 2026 between Lake Waikaremoana Holiday Park and Tuai for essential Cyclone Gabrielle recovery work. The road will close from 8pm until 6am each night Sunday to Friday (6 nights a week). The road will be fully open on Saturdays and public holidays, including Auckland anniversary weekend 24-26 January (which is shared by Tairāwhiti and Bay of Plenty). More information

Work underway

SH2 Rogers Road, Pukehina: A road rebuild is due to finish mid-December. From Monday 10 November there will be 24hr per day stop/go traffic management and a reduced speed limit throughout the site to protect the pavement surface. The site is approximately 650 metres west of Rogers Road and continues on SH2 for 1.3 kilometres. More information

SH2 Waimana Gorge, southeast of Tāneatua: Work is underway to repair an underslip. Due to the narrow nature of the site, the road is down to one lane and under 24-hour stop/go traffic management with traffic lights. More information

SH2/Wainui Road, Matekerepu, near Ōpōtiki: A 3-way stop/go traffic management system is in place at the intersection. Next week, while work continues on the new road surface, longer delays may be experienced, and people are encouraged to wash their cars after travelling through the site in case of concrete splashes. The 3-way stop/go is in place until Thursday 18 December. During peak hours, 7.30am to 9am and 3.30pm to 5pm, stop/go will be controlled manually so traffic can be managed according to real traffic queues and to reduce disruption. Outside of peak hours, traffic will be controlled using automatic traffic lights. The roundabout is now partially open to traffic and is expected to be completed by April 2026. More information

SH2 Waioweka Gorge: Repair work is underway in the Waioweka Gorge near Ōpōnae. Stop/go traffic management is currently in place. We expect to finish the main physical works before the Christmas break with some smaller tasks continuing into 2026.
  
SH35 Tōrere: Stop/go traffic management is in place for slip repairs underway near Te Kura O Tōrere east of Ōpōtiki. Work is due to be wrapped up late in December. More information

Rotorua - State Highways 5, 33 and 36

Work underway

SH36 near TECT Park (Tauranga Direct Road): A road rebuild is underway until Thursday 27 November between 6am and 6pm near TECT park on SH36. There will be lane closures with stop/go traffic management and a reduced speed limit in place. Minor delays are to be expected.

SH33 Ōkere Falls: A road rebuild is underway between Ōkere Falls and Whangamarino School and is expected to take 8 weeks, finishing Friday 5 December. On weekdays, between 6am to 5pm, there will be lane closures between Hamurana Road and Ōkere Falls Road. Stop/go traffic management with speed restrictions will be in place for the duration of the work.

SH5/SH28 Harwoods Road: SH5/SH28 Harwoods Road: Construction of a roundabout at this intersection east of Tīrau is underway. Traffic is being managed through the site with speed restrictions but access in and out of SH28 at the worksite is now closed until Wednesday 17 December. There is a detour via SH27 and SH29. From Wednesday 26 November, for about 10 days, there will be stop/go on SH5 at a short section of road within the worksite. This runs 24/7. Traffic will be on the new roundabout in March 2026. More information

Fly tipping - a dirty little habit

Illegal rubbish dumping along the Western Bay of Plenty’s state highways has become an increasingly frustrating and unpleasant problem.

It’s a problem that’s not just unsightly, but dangerous and costly.

Our maintenance contractors, who are responsible for keeping our Bay of Plenty roads safe and functional, are spending increasing amounts of time cleaning up everything from food waste and broken bottles to full rubbish sacks and hundreds of dirty nappies. Not only does this endanger road users and workers, it also undermines the efforts of our crews who work hard and take pride in maintaining our regions roads.

Our network operations crews are clearing dumped rubbish daily. It’s a smelly, dirty job that takes their attention away from more critical tasks like repairing potholes and maintaining the road.

While the exact cost of cleaning this rubbish up is hard to quantify, dumping a full trailer load will cost around $390 per tonne, and some sites stretch into the thousands. This is not to mention the cost for vehicles and crew required to spend lengthy times clearing this up.

That’s money, and time, which is already limited, that could be better spent maintaining and improving the road, providing a better journey experience for our communities and those who come to visit this beautiful part of the country. 

We’re urging people to to do the right thing. Instead of littering, dispose of rubbish in the bin or take it home with you if a bin isn’t available.

If you witness fly tipping, you can report it to NZ Police or call NZTA on 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49). While our contractors can’t issue fines, they can pass information on to local councils who can.

The safety of both road users and our contractors is our highest priority.

Let’s be responsible and work together to keep our highways clean and efficient.

Rubbish dumping on SH2 north of Tauranga

BOP summer renewals map

The map below indicates worksites which may impact your journeys this summer maintenance season.

More information

For more information on the Bay of Plenty state highway maintenance programme, contact us at BOPmaintenance@nzta.govt.nz

Visit our website nzta.govt.nz/bop-maintenance

View our state highway maintenance frequently asked questions.

For information about what’s happening with other infrastructure projects across the region please visit Bay of Plenty projects website