Waihi to Tauranga Corridor
PROJECT UPDATE March 2017
Making State Highway 2 safer
and more reliable for everyone
The overall objective for the State Highway 2 (SH2) Waihi to
Tauranga corridor business case is to improve safety and travel time,
and support economic development and the growing needs of the
region. There are four projects being delivered to achieve this:
Waihi to
Omokoroa
safety
improvements
Omokoroa
to Te Puna
safety and
capacity
improvements
Tauranga
Northern Link
safety and
predictable
travel time
Katikati urban
urban
revitalisation
and predictable
travel time
Public
information days
come and see us
see page 3 for
more details
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SH2 Waihi to
Tauranga where we are at
in the process
The Transport Agency is using a business
case approach to identify the best solutions
for the Waihi to Omokoroa and Omokoroa
to Te Puna sections.
A key component of this approach means taking a fresh look at historic
options, investigating new options, and considering the alternatives and
benefits alongside our stakeholders and communities.
Timeline
April 2016 to August 2016
Programme business case completed
Public information days held
to gain community feedback
August 2016 to November 2016
Workshops with stakeholders to
confirm the problems with SH2
Potential treatments identified and analysed
November 2016 to December 2016
Treatments combined into corridor
options (long list) and assessed
Workshops and meetings with
stakeholders and iwi partners
December 2016 to February 2017
Options assessed and short list established
February 2017 to April 2017
Favoured options developed
Workshops and meetings with
stakeholders and iwi partners
Public information days to present the
short list of options and gain feedback
Common words we use
Treatments
Specific ‘fix’ for a location
Options
A collection of treatments to fix a section of corridor
Long list
A list of valid options that will be assessed
Short list
Agreed short list following an assessment
Preferred
The option to take forward following
assessment of the short list
Shelf life
Based on factors such as predicted growth and
traffic volumes, how long an option would take
to reach capacity and no longer be efficient
April 2017 - July 2017
Review community feedback
Further assessments such as shelf life,
design, traffic modelling, cost effectiveness,
environmental and social impacts
Late 2017
Preferred options announced
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SH2 public information days
In July 2016 the Transport Agency held three open days
in Katikati, Omokoroa and Te Puna.
Your input
is important
Over 800 people attended and the challenges of the state highway were discussed. A great
amount of feedback was received on the community’s concerns and desires.
Since the July open days, workshops
and meetings have been held with key
stakeholders such as the Western Bay
of Plenty District Council, iwi partners,
freight groups, emergency services
and the Avocado and Kiwifruit
industry to look at the possible
solutions for SH2.
Using community and stakeholder
feedback a short list of options have
been developed that aim to improve
safety and capacity from Waihi
to Tauranga.
The overall key themes that emerged from the feedback were: intersection improvements,
median barriers, passing lanes, cycleways, speed control and bridge widening.
The next stage
is to share this
information with the
community and gain
further feedback on
the favoured
options.
Come and see us
The Transport Agency understands
how important this stretch of road is
to those that live and travel along it.
Public information days
The next round of public information days will be
11am – 3pm, Friday 31 March , 2017
Waihi, St John’s Anglican Church Hall
07 927 6009
11am – 3pm, Saturday 1 April , 2017
Omokoroa, Settlers’ Hall
[email protected]
to present to you a short list of options that have
been developed. This will be your opportunity to
see the short list and talk to members of the project
team about the options up for consideration.
11am – 3pm, Thursday 30 March , 2017
Katikati, War Memorial Hall
If you have any
questions talk to the
Transport Agency
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Progress update on...
Tauranga Northern Link
The Tauranga Northern Link project team are working on the final
design of the new 6.8km road.
Geotechnical investigations are underway to see what the ground
(and underground) conditions are like along the route. This
information will help the designers understand how stable the
ground is and what improvements are required before construction
can begin. Property purchases and the resource consents are also
underway.
All going to plan, construction of the Tauranga Northern Link will
start next year.
If you’d like see what the Tauranga Northern Link might look like
there is an animation online www.nzta.govt.nz/tnl. It’s worth a look.
Te Puna / Minden Road
intersection upgrade
Construction of the new two-lane roundabout
is well underway and it will replace the Te Puna /
Minden Road intersection, significantly improving safety.
The first part of this project focussed on work off the
state highway such as relocating services (ie power,
phone and water), removing the old Te Puna Hall,
forming the new local road behind the BP station, and
starting the earthworks on the Bethlehem side of the
intersection.
The team are now focussing on building the new
roundabout. There will be delays while the roundabout
is constructed, however, the contractor aims to keep
the disruption to your journey minimal. We appreciate
your patience.
This project is expected to be completed by July
this year.
Waihi to Tauranga Corridor