Ahead of the new Te Maunga interchange opening to road users in Autumn 2022, State Highway 2 (between Bayfair roundabout and Te Maunga intersection) is scheduled to close from approximately 1.00am on Saturday 15 January 2022 until 5.30am on Monday 17 January 2022 while some of the final elements are added.
Concrete barriers and service ducting need to be installed on the SH2 bridge, which forms part of the Te Maunga interchange. Due to the installation taking place above SH2, the closure is necessary to keep road users safe.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency acknowledges this closure will impact travel times for locals and holidaymakers over the busy summer holiday break. Throughout January, significant road works will be underway on several of Tauranga’s key roads. Road users are encouraged to travel outside of this closure, use alternative routes and allow extra time for travel.
Waikato and Bay of Plenty significant road works
As part of the closure between Bayfair roundabout and Te Maunga intersection, a signposted detour will be available via Girven Road, Maranui Street, Sandhurst Drive and the Sandhurst Drive/Mangatawa Interchange. This is the same detour route that was used during a closure of the same section of road in July 2021, when bridge beams were installed. Visit the Te Maunga information page for full detour information and a map of the detour.
Map of the detour [PDF, 85 KB]
The following detours will be in place during the closure:
Motorists travelling between Papamoa and Maungatapu in either direction along Tauranga Eastern Link and State Highway 29A can still use the signalised intersection at Te Maunga.
There will be no left turn from Exeter Street onto SH2, no right turn from Maranui Street onto Girven Road and no right turn from the Sandhurst/Mangatawa interchange onto Tauranga Eastern Link towards Mount Maunganui/Tauranga.
Traffic management will be stationed at the Sandhurst Drive/Maranui Street roundabout throughout the closure and will direct traffic to improve flow along the detour route, as required.
Residents on SH2/Maunganui Road between Girven Road and Exeter Street will be able to access their properties via Eversham Road, Exeter Street and the southbound lanes of SH2. Information about access arrangements will be provided directly to these residents.
Alongside this closure, significant works are also taking place on Takitimu Drive (under the Waihī Road overbridge near Judea off-ramp) and on Cameron Road throughout January. Waka Kotahi recognises these cumulative works will add time to people’s holiday travel plans and recommends road users plan for delays and check Journey Planner before heading out.
Journey Planner(external link)
If the closure on SH2 is impacted by weather or other unforeseen issues it will be carried out on the next available weekend.
Waka Kotahi thanks road users, local residents and businesses for their patience while we undertake this critical work.
Detour routes for SH2 closure from 1.00am on Saturday 15 January 2022 until 5.30am on Monday 17 January 2022.
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