People travelling around the Bay of Plenty are being warned to prepare for delays or jump online to find out how to avoid delays.

Speed restrictions and traffic management will be in place along both State Highway 2 and State Highway 29 this month and people may experience minor delays.

A number of road works are taking place around the Bay of Plenty.

The Transport Agency's Bay of Plenty journey manager, Nigel D'Ath says people travelling around the region should go to www.drivelive.nz/tauranga , a dedicated website that tells people what the current travel times are to get to key places.

'The website is linked to high-tech sensors which use bluetooth technology to record travel time around the region,” he says.

'The information is streamed live to www.drivelive.nz/tauranga so travellers know what to expect and can share the information with others.”

Routes on the website include the Tauranga CBD to Te Puna, Tauriko, Hairini, Papamoa, Te Puke and further afield to Waihi, across the Kaimai Range, Whakatane and Rotorua.

Nigel says the DriveLive initiative helps people to plan ahead and work out the best time to travel, and what time they are likely to arrive at their destination.

'Not only will travellers know what to expect, they will be able to share that information with others.”

Nigel says the NZ Transport Agency and project consultants, Beca decided to roll out the initiative as there are a number of large roading projects in the pipeline, such as the Maungatapu Underpass and Bayfair to Baypark project (B2B).

Sites where people may experience more than five minutes delays are detailed below:

SH29- Takitimu Drive Toll Road (formerly Route K)Tolling Changes

A 30km/h speed restriction and lane changes will be in place on SH29 through the Route K toll plaza from midnight tonight (July 31) when the new electronic toll gantry goes live.

The manual toll plaza will no longer be in use and motorists should not stop when travelling through. The road will be restricted to one lane north and one lane south and motorists are advised to drive with care. The changes will be in place for approximately one month while the toll plaza is deconstructed.

SH2 Tauranga to Waihi Safety Improvements

Stop/go traffic management, lane changes and speed restrictions will be in place along parts of SH2 between Tauranga and Waihi this month as a major safety improvement programme continues.

Contractors will be working on nine sites on the route and motorists are advised to allow an extra 10 minutes when travelling on this route. The work is expected to finish in late August.

SH2 and SH29 Tauranga (Bayfair to Baypark project)

Lane closures and speed restrictions remain in place on sections of SH2 and SH29 in Tauranga while contractors continue to carry out geotechnical investigations as part of the Bayfair to Baypark project.

The majority of the work is being done outside of peak travel times, and at night to minimise delays to motorists.