All Bay Hopper Tauranga bus services that normally stop on, or depart from, Willow and Wharf Streets will be temporarily relocated to Durham Street near Baycourt from Sunday, February 14 while roadworks are carried out. 

Signage directing people to the temporary bus stops will be in place. Information on the changes will also be available later this week on buses, in libraries and in the Council Customer Service Centre on Willow Street.

This information from New Zealand Transport Agency’s weekly bulletin for the week beginning Monday, February 8, published below.

Tauranga City works this week:
Bethlehem Roundabout: Construction of the new roundabout on SH2 at Bethlehem west is underway. Work is expected to take about six months to complete. Traffic management and site screens will be in place but only minimal delays are expected in the early stages of construction.  Motorists are advised to take care when driving through the work site.
Parton Road:  Work is continuing on laying the new kerb and channel and footpaths. There will be unsealed sections and temporary speed restrictions will be in place. Installation of twin culverts across Parton Road at the Wairakei drainage reserve is continuing. Traffic control is in place and when required, a temporary one way system will be in operation.
Local Road Resealing:  The local road resealing programme is underway and will continue until late March. Generally this work will involve minimal disruption to traffic.
Links Avenue:  Work to remove existing speed humps is continuing.  The speed humps are being replaced with speed cushions. There is traffic management in place so please take care when driving in the area and follow the temporary signs.
Andrew Place/Shelley Street: Work to install new storm water pipes is continuing. Some minor disruption to traffic is possible. 
Vale Street:  Work to reshape Vale Street between Baden Street and Landscape Road to form an overland stormwater flow path during severe storms is underway.  Kerb and channel is being laid in Vale Street between Baden Street and Hinewa Road.  The whole project is likely to take eight months to complete and intermittent disruption to traffic is likely. Please take care when driving in the area.
Wharf /Willow Streets:   Major roadworks are due to start on Wharf and Willow Streets later this month. The work will involve reconstructing and resurfacing the road and installing new kerb and channelling. Additional work includes upgrading the sewer, stormwater, water mains, and some parts of the footpath. While these roadworks are underway, the Bay Hopper Tauranga buses will operate from temporary bus stops on Durham Street.  In preparation for this work starting temporary bus shelters have been put on Durham Street, near Baycourt. The work is expected to take approximately three months.

Western Bay of Plenty District works this week:
State Highway Network: SH 2 Surface Resealing:  approximate locations Thompsons Track to Katikati (north end), and Athenree Road to Mathers Road. Stop/go contra flow with minor delays possible.

Local Road Network: Seal Widening/Extension - Minden, Crawford, Mountain, Kelly and Wilson Road North. Stop/Go control, minor delays possible.