A new boat ramp near Maketū is set to open tomorrow just in time for the Christmas break.
The project falls under the $16.6 million Kaituna River re-diversion project that was running ahead of its scheduled June 2020 completion date.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council coastal catchments manager Pim de Monchy said it was a priority to get the final seal on the Ford Rd boat ramp carpark completed for the holidays.
The old boat ramp was closed and removed by Bay of Plenty Regional Council contractors in August last year to enable construction works for the Kaituna River re-diversion project.
The project aimed to restore estuary health by returning an average of nearly 600,000cm of freshwater flow from the Kaituna River into Te Awa o Ngātoroirangi Maketu Estuary on each tidal cycle.