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Posted at 12:31pm Sunday 08th Apr, 2012
 Submissions are being called for on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Regional Land Transport Programme, which prioritises the region’s key transport projects for the next three years.
The Programme lists work the region wants undertaken during the next three years to make it easier to move around and sets out the costs for the projects.
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Posted at 11:09am Saturday 07th Apr, 2012
 Despite heavy traffic flows in the Waikato and Coromandel area, the New Zealand Transport Agency says there have been very few reports of congestion.
Acting State Highway manager Bryce Carter says the NZTA has been keeping a close eye on both areas, including the new Kopu Bridge and the single lane bridge into Tairua.
He says no hold ups have been...
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Posted at 8:58am Thursday 29th Mar, 2012
 A temporary diversion route through the Waioeka Gorge is due to open today allowing traffic to travel to Gisborne.
NZ Transport Agency is expected to make a decision on opening the single-lane temporary diversion route at around 10am.
Slip material on the road through the Waioeka Gorge.
Bay of Plenty state highway manager Brett Gliddon says the temporary...
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Posted at 10:31am Wednesday 28th Mar, 2012
 Tauranga’s Phil Campbell is looking forward to getting underway at the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, powered by Brother, this weekend.
He will head for the Brother International Rally of Whangarei this weekend looking to capitalise on the improvements of last year and make a strong start to his...
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Posted at 3:58pm Tuesday 27th Mar, 2012
Stanley Road in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is closed to through traffic due to a large slip.
The Whakatane District Council is anticipating the road to be closed for the rest of the week.
The council’s transportation manager, Martin Taylor, says the slips occurred about 4km from the Waimana Gorge (State Highway 2) end of Stanley Road overnight...
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Posted at 8:42am Tuesday 27th Mar, 2012
 Stability concerns about part of the massive slip that blocked the Waioeka Gorge on March 3 have put off talk of reopening the road this week.
Geologists on Monday discovered a 20,000tonne rocky outcrop has moved downhill considerably, and is now overhanging the highway.
Work on the slip.
Geologists are expected to decide today if more work is required...
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Posted at 11:30am Monday 26th Mar, 2012 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Slower traffic and fewer speeding tickets being given out are what Greerton police are seeing with the first business and school day under the new give way rules.
“Traffic is going a lot slower than it normally does at this time of day,” says Sergeant Wayne Hunter.
“Everybody’s being a bit cautious and there’s not so many...
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Posted at 8:49am Sunday 25th Mar, 2012 | By Andrew Campbell
 UPDATE: The open day has been cancelled due to weather. Read about Andrew Campbell’s sneak preview of the TEL below.
A section of the Bay of Plenty’s largest highway project is open to the public on Sunday as part of the first open day for the Tauranga Eastern Link.
The open day on Sunday from 10am till 2pm is mostly based at the information...
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Posted at 11:43am Friday 23rd Mar, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager senior sergeant Ian Campion is expecting a reduction in the number of crashes at intersections with the introduction of the new road rule as motorists travel with more caution.
NZ Transport Agency statistics released today show on average there is two intersection crashes on Bay of Plenty roads each day.
Western...
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Posted at 8:16am Friday 23rd Mar, 2012
 The new $6million Reid’s Canal Bridge on State Highway 2 near Edgecumbe is officially open.
Bay of Plenty state highways manager Brett Gliddon says the new bridge will provide greater route security for those living in the Edgecumbe, Whakatane and wider Eastern Bay of Plenty area.
The new Reid’s Canal Bridge on State Highway 2 near Edgecumbe...
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