As huge numbers of cruise ship passengers descend on Mount Maunganui in the coming months there will be road closures to enable passengers to safely get off the ships.
Between November and February a number of particularly large cruise ships were scheduled to visit, with numbers from 3000 people to 10,000 people disembarking.
Tauranga City Council has announced the corner of Salisbury Ave and The Mall (form Victoria Rd to Princes Ave) would be closed to traffic at set times.
Council said traffic coming down Salisbury Ave would be diverted into Victoria Rd and Prince Ave to The Mall.
Residents within the diverted area would not be excluded from entering or exiting their properties, nor would service vehicles or emergency services.