In reply to F De Graaf on the new speed limits (The Weekend Sun, November 27, page 28).

I'm pretty sure most did not agree to 80km/h from Katikati to Tauranga.

Most would have accepted 90km/h, but most of the time we are grid locked and can't get past 10km/h so not sure why you would change the speed limit at all. We do know the ploy is to try and force big trucks and others to the road over the Kaimai Ranges.

Apparently, the new motorway from Cambridge to Auckland is wonderful and so much quicker. Who are they trying to kid?

Big trucks still have to drag up the Kaimai hill and then on their air brakes down the other side so they would still rather drive through Katikati. Plus, many come and go from the Coromandel!

At the end of the day NZTA, get over yourself and put a road tunnel through the Kaimai hill and get Tauranga moving again. We are the fastest growing city and area in New Zealand.

We have the major port for New Zealand and you keep ignoring our gridlock situation on SH2 and SH29.

Both are the main highways to and from Tauranga and still gridlocked.

We are always told we need more immigrants to help build NZ, but all our infrastructure just gets worse. Where does the money go?

C Humphreys, Katikati.