The new Whakatu Arterial Roundabout is already receiving a positive reaction amongst trucking companies around the region, but some are calling for more to be done.
Road Transport Association New Zealand area executive Sandy Walker said, "The council could look harder at opening up other opportunities.
"The big push is that we need the Hastings and Napier councils to approve arterial routes that feed the bypass for high productivity motor vehicles (HPMV). Take port, for example, a lot of HMVs need a permit for overweight," Mr Walker said.
"We as an association will work with the council as much as we can."
Emmerson Transport Limited managing director Ian Emmerson said, "In regard to the Whakatu interchange, I think the project is well speced and does not need more to be done.