Congestion on SH2 between Tauranga and Katikati is a regular feature. Photo / File
At the beginning of its first term, the Government stopped the upgrading of Belk Rd by whipping away the money.
It then stopped the Northern Link, which was ready to go to tender. Imagine the money that was wasted.
We are now four years behind on that project at a
time when Ōmokoroa is growing so well and everyone is sick of the slow crawl to work and school every day.
So instead of deciding to four-lane the roads to Katikati, what does it do? Reduce the speed to 80km/h so we can go even slower.
It is tragic that in this growing sub-region where we have a proper modern road like the eastern arterial where the speed limit is certainly not 80km/h and it was planned for today and the future, and it is safe.
