NZTA is working to protect the route for Takitimu North Link Stage 2 - a proposed new 7km four-lane state highway between Te Puna (near Loop Road) and Ōmokoroa, tying into the existing State Highway 2 (SH2) south of the Waipapa Stream bridge.
About the proposed design
The Stage 2 (Te Puna to Ōmokoroa) project is an extension of Stage 1 between Tauranga and Te Puna. It will include:
- a new 7km four-lane highway with median and side barriers
- 7km of off-road separated shared path along the entire length of the new highway
- two lanes will potentially be managed lanes to prioritise public transport and vehicles carrying multiple passengers and/or freight vehicles
- overbridge for local traffic at Plummers Point Road/Barrett Road
- overbridge for local traffic at Snodgrass Road/Te Puna Quarry Road
- grade separated interchange at SH2 / Ōmokoroa Road
- connection to the Takitimu North Link Stage 1 (currently in construction)
- existing SH2 highway retained as a local road.
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View the draft proposed alignment plan for Takitimu North Link Stage 2: We welcome any comment or feedback on the project and encourage you to share this information with people who may be interested. Please send feedback or requests for more information by emailing bopprojects@nzta.govt.nz. Takitimu North Link Stage 2 information booklet – July 2023 [PDF, 8.2 MB] During July and August 2023 we carried out public engagement on the draft design. |
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Benefits of the Takitimu North Link project
- Improve safety to reduce deaths and serious injuries.
- Improve access with more reliable travel times for local people and regional freight to the Port of Tauranga from Western Bay of Plenty and Coromandel.
- Support greater travel choice through public transport prioritisation and shared path which will improve mode shift options.
- Support economic development and population growth in the Western Bay of Plenty in line with the Urban Form and Transport Initiative.
- Improve resilience to the road network.
Next steps
Takitimu North Link Stage 2 has been identified in the draft Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS 2024) as a Road of National Significance.
This page will be updated upon publication of the National Land Transport Plan later this year, and when further information becomes available.
