One of Tauranga's busiest intersection is about to go under a transformation, with traffic lights being installed at Barkes Corner from Monday.
The lights are expected to help alleviate traffic woes at the roundabout at the intersection of State Highway 29A and Cameron Rd.
The lights will be queue activated – a system called roundabout metering.
New Zealand Transport Agency's Bay of Plenty transport system manager Rob Campbell said the lights were designed for roundabouts where one road was busier than the others leading into the intersection, dominating the flow into the roundabout and causing delays on the other roads.
"The Pyes Pa Road approach to the roundabout is busier than the other roads in the morning peak, so the traffic lights on the SH29A westbound approach will hold back traffic to allow Pyes Pa Road traffic through.