Re: ‘On road to another Auckland' (The Weekend Sun, April 8).

The State Highway 2 roundabout at Te Puna and Minden roads will be a welcome improvement to the safety of that intersection.

Being double lanes I doubt it will cause too much congestion. However, to get the most benefit to traffic flow I suggest the section of Te Puna Station Rd between the Waipuna Hospice and Clark Rd be closed.

This would elevate to some extent the bottleneck at the Wairoa Bridge by stopping those that do the ‘Rat Run' from Snodgrass Rd in the morning.

Te Puna residents will have good access to SH2 at the roundabout or Clark Rd. Wairoa Rd residents can still go under the bridge and join SH2 as usual.

C Bettjeman, Te Puna