Large construction vehicles are crossing Tara Road this week, with their movement expected to cause some delays for motorists.

The vehicles are working on the Tauranga Eastern Link project in the Tara Road, Bell Road and Domain Road areas.

Tauranga Eastern Link works vehicles.

The works there involve road widening to four lanes and for the next two months delays for motorists are expected.

NZ Transport Agency's Tauranga Eastern Link principal project manager Andrew Scott says whilst this work is being undertaken a temporary speed restriction of 30km/h with a manual stop/go will be in place along Tara Road near the Domain Road intersection.

'We ask road users along Tara Road to take extra care when travelling through this section and to expect minor delays during this time.”

From Wednesday, October 5, until further notice, from 7am until 6.30pm, Monday to

Saturday, construction traffic will commence crossing Bell Road.

Construction of the Kaituna River bridge western embankment commences in October and in order to haul material from within the TEL designation for the embankment construction, a haul road is being built from Bell Road to the Kaituna River.

A temporary speed restriction of 50km/h will be in place at this crossing, with TEL construction traffic giving way to all Bell Road traffic.