Police are warning motorists they will be out in force to ensure no one gets over-excited on the Tauranga Eastern Link when its speed limit is increased to 110km/h next week.
The highway joins the Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway as the fastest stretches of road in New Zealand when the speed is officially changed on Monday.
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The new speed limit will only apply to the tolled section of State Highway 2 between the Domain Rd intersection and Paengaroa roundabout.
Bay of Plenty Inspector Brent Crowe said the police's role was to enforce speed limits.