Anyone who has travelled by car from Katikati to Bethlehem since mid-January, will have been stuck in queues either side of the Wairoa River bridge, because of a speed restriction of 50km/h on the bridge, most times of the day. This is due to a cycleway bridge being installed under the bridge. It adds at least 20 to 30 minutes to the journey from Omokoroa.

Why does the cycleway not follow the rail line into Tauranga? This would cause no restriction on our roads and no hills to cycle up.

After the cycleway bridge is installed there will be more holdups because there will be a cycle lane installed on SH2.

Wendy Galloway, Omokoroa