State Highway 2 under SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange provides a direct through route for people travelling between the Bayfair flyover and Pāpāmoa/Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL).
![20231016 bay link flyover lanes map mount to papamoa](/assets/projects/baypark-to-bayfair-link/img/20231016-bay-link-flyover-lanes-map-mount-to-papamoa.png)
Baypark to Bayfair Link concept drawing, with local and state highway lanes separated, making it safer for everyone.
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Changes for all road users
- A SH2 lane in each direction is available under SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange.
- SH2 separated from local traffic between SH2/29A Te Maunga interchange and the Bayfair flyover. The weave between state highway and local roads has been removed.
- Choose your lanes early when approaching SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange or the Bayfair flyover, depending on your destination.
- Stay low for local access to Bayfair and Matapihi areas, as well as SH29A access.
- To access Baypark/Truman Lane from Mount Maunganui or the city centre, stay low and use Bayfair roundabout, Maunganui Road and SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange.
- SH2 lanes will remain under temporary traffic management with a temporary speed limit of 50km/h.
For people travelling on SH2 between Pāpāmoa and Mount Maunganui or the city centre
- Use the lanes under SH2/SH29 Te Maunga interchange and over the Bayfair flyover for a direct through route between Pāpāmoa and Mount Maunganui or the city centre.
![20231016 bay link flyover lanes map](/assets/projects/baypark-to-bayfair-link/img/20231016-bay-link-flyover-lanes-map.png)
New Mount Maunganui – Pāpāmoa through-route
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For people travelling to and from SH29A and Baypark, Matapihi and Bayfair
- Continue using the Bayfair roundabout and the signalised SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange to access SH29A, Matapihi and Bayfair areas.
- For people travelling from Mount Maunganui or the city centre to Baypark or Truman Lane use either:
- Maunganui Road at ground level, Bayfair roundabout and SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange
- the Bayfair flyover, TEL and Sandhurst interchange
- Once on the Bayfair flyover, there will be no access to the signalised SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange.
- Once on the SH2 lanes underneath SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange, there will be no access to Bayfair roundabout.
![20231016 te maunga interchange](/assets/projects/baypark-to-bayfair-link/img/20231016-te-maunga-interchange.jpg)
SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange concept drawing with a lane in each direction open underneath the interchange
Access for people walking and cycling
Find all new walking and cycling connections built as part of the project [PDF, 143 KB]
Waka Kotahi thanks drivers, local residents and business for their patience.
Before and after at SH2/SH29A Te Maunga interchange
![sh2 and sh29a te maunga roundabouts 2017](/assets/projects/baypark-to-bayfair-link/img/sh2-and-sh29a-te-maunga-roundabouts-2017__ResizedImageWzYwMCwzODVd.jpg)
SH2 and SH29A Te Maunga roundabouts in 2017.
![2023 016 aerial te maunga intechange](/assets/projects/baypark-to-bayfair-link/img/20231016-aerial-te-maunga-intechange__ResizedImageWzYwMCw0NDZd.jpg)
SH2 and Te Maunga interchange in October 2023.