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Takitimu North LinkContractor’s newsletter - Te karere a te kaikirimana |
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10 September 2024 |
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Ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa i tēnei Mahuru Māori - koinei te putanga hou o te pānui o te kaupapa o Te Ara o Takitimu ki te Raki SH2, otirā he mōhiohio hira kei roto mō te marohitanga o te utu rori mō te kaupapa nei, ā, me te tirohanga anō ki ngā kokenga puta noa i te wāhi 6.8km te roa. Kia haumaru te haere. Greetings to everyone this Māori Language Month - this is the latest edition of the SH2 Takitimu North Link project newsletter, featuring important information about the toll proposal for the project, and a close up look at the great progress across the 6.8km site. Safe travels. |
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Kōrero mai - Have your sayWe’d like your feedback on the toll proposal for Takitimu North Link in Tauranga. Find out more and send us your feedback using the form on our website When we build a state highway we consider whether it meets the criteria for tolling, and we want your views on the proposed tolling scheme. For Takitimu North Link, a toll could cover Stage 1 maintenance costs so the road remains at an appropriate standard and would support our construction of Stage 2 of the project between Te Puna and Ōmokoroa. Tolling provides an opportunity for an additional source of revenue to support major infrastructure projects, bringing efficiency, safety and resiliency benefits to the transport network. Variable toll prices are proposed for Takitimu North Link to support the traffic flows on the alternative route. We’ll summarise your feedback and share it with the Minister of Transport to provide insight into the level of community support for the tolling scheme. Feedback closes 5pm on Monday 7 October 2024. |
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Take a flight over the Takitimu North Link project site
View video: Aerial flyover - Takitimu North Link, Winter 2024 Take a look at the recent flight over the project site, flying from SH2/Fifteenth Ave in Tauranga, and east towards SH29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road and onwards to Te Puna. Commentary by Dillion, our Environmental Graduate. The project continues to carve impressively through the landscape, with 3 bridges complete and 1.2 million cubic metres earthworks achieved. We are now preparing for the upcoming earthworks season with a target of shifting 600,000 cubic metres of material over the next 7 months. The team have a packed programme of works lined up across the whole site with the focus on major works at Fifteenth Ave, State Highway 29, and Minden Road, Te Puna. The following areas are also in full swing!
Come and see the project team at our community drop in days, these are currently scheduled for the following Wednesdays: 11 September, 16 October and 13 November 2024. These will be at our office at 635 SH2, Te Puna from 1pm – 4.30pm. |
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Visualisation showing the new connection from SH2/Fifteenth Ave, to SH29 Work starts on new connection at SH2/Fifteenth AveA new connection from Fifteenth Ave to SH29/Takitimu Drive Toll Road will be built as part of the project – providing a better-connected journey for people travelling from Tauranga towards Te Puna, Tauriko and Lower Kaimai. People passing by this area will see major works activities ramp up from September 2024. Works involve the building of a 120m large retaining wall and earthworks, prior to the bridge construction. One lane at SH2/Fifteenth Ave including the entrance to Edgecumbe Road from SH2 will be closed for approximately 18 months while this work takes place through to mid-2026. The first part of this work will be the relocation of utilities, the removal of the existing retaining wall and clearing of vegetation to allow for earthworks to start. There is approximately 8000 cubic metres of material to be removed. |
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Looking north over Cambridge Road overbridge to Moffat/Cambridge East roads Local road layout nears completion between Bethlehem and TaurikoWe've nearly finished the work on the local road layout at Moffat and Cambridge roads and St Andrews Drive, between Bethlehem and Tauriko. When this road layout is complete people travelling through this area can enjoy a safer Moffat/Cambridge roads intersection with a better line of sight. This area has been a key focus for the crew over the past year and our work is on track to finish in a few weeks. Some of our work that is currently underway includes the construction of the new St Andrews Drive roundabout, 40 metres of the new Smith’s Farm Road and a new retaining wall. We’ll also be completing the final sealing on Cambridge Road overbridge so keep an eye out for stop/go traffic management in this area. Once these works are complete we will excavate underneath Cambridge Road overbridge, with earthworks due to break through here this summer. |
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Visualisation showing the major interchange at SH29/TDTR, and piling underway SH29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road interchangeThe design of the SH29/Takitimu Drive Toll Road (TDTR) interchange includes the construction of a 363m flyover bridge to the west of the existing SH29/TDTR, spanning a section of one of Australasia’s largest urban wetlands – the Kopurererua Valley Reserve. A roundabout provides the entry point onto the new highway, and on the eastern side a slip lane will keep traffic flowing from Tauranga CBD towards Tauriko. Work for the new roundabout, slip lane and and the flyover bridge is underway, with bridge piling being completed this month. There is a reduced speed of 70km/h through the work area and changes to the traffic layout will be happening over the coming months. |
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Work progresses at Minden Road, Te Puna Diamond interchange progress at Minden RoadAt the western end of the project at Te Puna, the diamond interchange consisting of 2 roundabouts, the new alignment of Minden Road, footpaths, utility realignment and new drainage is currently being constructed. Traffic management will be throughout the work area over the coming months with a temporary speed limit of 30km/h. There will be several changes to the traffic layout during the next few months, please follow the instructions of our traffic management team. |
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Te Oturu culvert is shown here at the centre bottom of the image, near SH2/Loop Road 117 trucks complete overnight culvert concrete pour
A big operation was undertaken in August to complete a 642m3 concrete pour for the base slab for Te Oturu culvert. This pour involved more than 117 truck movements starting at midnight and running through the night to ensure we have an With any night works operation we completed a site specific noise and vibration plan. The environmental team work alongside the construction team during the works to carefully monitor noise levels. We'd like to extend our thanks for the support of our near neighbours with the scheduling and completion of this important work. The Oturu stream consists of 3 sisters (main tributaries) that branch off to the Waikaraka estuary (main tributary), Te Puna stream, and the Waipapa awa. |
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Micro-nurseries celebrate successful first yearHapū members, together with the project team, recently celebrated the completion of a successful 2023-24 planting season with 13,500 plants grown from seed to seedling to plant. Growers recently visited the work site to see first-hand where the plants have been planted. More than 900,000 plants will be grown and planted alongside the new road as part of the project. Tangata whenua (Ngāi Tamarawho, Ngāti Hangarau, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Pango, Pirirākau and Ngāti Taka) will supply 108,000 plants from mico-nurseries initiated for the project. The growers utilise Te Ahikāroa Indigenous Planting Framework supporting tangata whenua to maintain their ancestral connection and restoration of mauri and health of the whenua through plants. The process weaves te ao Māori, mātauranga and whakapapa through all parts of delivery - harvesting locally sourced seed, growing on whānau owned land, planting of mauri, through to the maintenance and undertaking of kaitiakitanga post-planting. In addition, hapū growers learn the full production cycle of plant supply and delivery, which provides for genuine skill development, capacity and capability building, and the ability to income generate that is sustainable and usable after the project is complete. |
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Night works underway at SH2, Te Puna roundaboutNight works began on State Highway 2 (SH2) near the Te Puna roundabout on Sunday 8 September, and due to take 9 nights to complete. Crews have almost completed the section in the Te Puna dip over recent weeks and are now moving on to the section closer to the Te Puna roundabout which requires a road rebuild. The rebuild work will take place at night, between 7pm and 5am, with stop/go traffic management in place. During the day, and until the work is finished, there will be a reduced speed limit through the site due to a change in the surface level of the road. Ramps will be in place to help traffic transition through the site. Work schedule
The northbound lane (towards Katikati) will be worked on first to minimise disruption for city bound traffic during the AIMS Games which starts this Saturday 7 September. Maintenance on this high volume stretch of road is very important for safety and resilience of the network. We understand how working in this area of the Western Bay can cause significant delays and queues, which is why crews are working at night to minimise disruption. More than 20,000 people travel through this part of SH2 daily, a smooth road makes all these trips safer and more enjoyable. We have several more sites coming up for SH2 this maintenance season, including at the Snodgrass Road intersection, the Turner Road intersection and Athenree Gorge. There will also be a chipseal resurfacing programme, which includes night works on SH2 north of Tauranga during the school holiday period, this summer. This will be alongside ongoing works at Minden for the Takitimu North Link project. |
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More information |
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Read more and sign up for updates about the project at:
Takitimu North Link Stage 1 Project Team
Phone - waea ki 0800 865 776 |
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