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Cambridge Rd to open days ahead of schedule
Sheet piling works for the Tauriko Enabling Works project are ahead of schedule.

Dug down, walls now rising for $400m Mount Maunganui retirement village
A giant sandpile sits at the centre of the site where perimeter walls have been built.

Truck crash on Tauranga Eastern Link closes lane
A two-vehicle crash on SH2 near Pāpāmoa has closed one lane of the road.

Watch: Traffic tail 15km long as road works on SH2 bite, motorists fume
Chipseal works cause heavy traffic, delays between Te Puna and Aongatete.

'Plan ahead': Major Waikato-BoP roadworks - what you need to know
NZTA says their programme for the remainder of the summer was ambitious.

Major North Island route closed for two months
Ground temperatures above 13C needed to carry out work.

'Not everyone pays attention': Fake NZTA toll scam circulating
A toll fee scam targets Tauranga residents via text message.

'Rollercoaster year': Entrepreneurs share their highs and lows
New products and international expansion are on the cards for the two businesses.

Construction starts on SH29 signalised crossing
A signalised crossing is being constructed on the corner of Cambridge Rd and SH29.

Two crashes on SH29, lower Kaimai Range
Emergency services are responding to a vehicle crash on SH29 in the lower Kaimai Range.

Detours ahead: Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road night closures start Nov 4
TEL westbound closed Nov 4, eastbound on Nov 5; expect detours.

Highway fire: Emergency services put out two blazes on Bay of Plenty roadside
The road has now reopened.

Watch: SH2 reopens following slip that fell on three vehicles
The slip came down on three vehicles at Waiotahe Beach.

$1.9b for transport: Where it will be spent in Bay of Plenty
Cash boost part of $32.9b National Land Transport Programme for 2024-2027.

Consultation to take place over tolling three new state highways in the North Island
NZTA assessments showed that tolling was feasible for each of these roads.

Median barrier work to cease on SH2
Residents have been protesting the barriers for several months.

SH2 slip: Road likely to stay closed until Friday
Pōhutukawa trees above the slip face had been removed.

SH2 barriers could impede escape in tsunami - resident
The transport agency has spent $164 million on safety improvements.

SH36 to close for two weeks for slip repairs
SH36, between Rotorua and Tauranga, will be closed for about two weeks for slip repairs.

'Abysmal': Campaigner's four-point plan to fix SH29 woes
The Kaimai resident has been campaigning for improvements for nine years.