Tauranga City Council are asking motorists to take care while driving through city road construction areas.

"There are several construction sites along Cameron Road," says a council spokesperson.

"Please take care driving through construction zones and be kind to the Cameron Road Joint Venture construction team as they go about their work. If you need help, they are happy to assist you to find your way through the site."

The contruction team have completed the resurfacing of road between Elizabeth Street and Wharf Street. The cycle separators in this section are planned to be installed from early November.

The team is also working between Elizabeth Street and Third Avenue on the eastern side of Cameron Road, upgrading the stormwater network and footpath.

In the coming weeks, they are planning to install temporary traffic management, from Third Avenue to Fourth Avenue, in preparation to continue upgrading the stormwater network and footpath on the eastern side of Cameron Road.

Temporary traffic management is in place, with a southbound left lane closure between Elizabeth Street and Third Avenue.

The Second Avenue intersection is closed with no access to or from Cameron Road while the team is working on the corner islands and footpath in this section. Access to Second Avenue will be maintained through Devonport Road and First Avenue.

"We expect this work to take up to five weeks, weather dependent," says a council spokesperson.

The stormwater and footpath upgrade work is underway on the western side of Cameron Road, from Elizabeth Street to Second Avenue.

Temporary traffic management is in place with a northbound left lane closure, with no right turn into Cameron Road from Second Avenue.

First Avenue is left in only. A detour is in place from First Avenue, along Westbay Lane, into Second Avenue to exit onto Cameron Road.

Second Avenue is reduced to one lane and temporary traffic lights are installed at Second Avenue to control traffic flow.

The wastewater upgrade is complete between Third Avenue and Sixth Avenue. From Monday, October 31, the team will permanently reinstate the wastewater lateral connected to St Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 114 Elizabeth Street.

Temporary traffic management will be in place that will see a westbound road closure at the Durham Street and Elizabeth Street intersection. Access to Cameron Road will be maintained through Durham Street.

The wastewater connections down Fifth Avenue, Arundel Street and Fourth Avenue will start in the coming weeks.

This work will be completed as weekend work. The team will start at Fourth Avenue and work southbound towards Fifth Avenue. Temporary traffic management will be in place.

"Work on the eastern side of Cameron Road between Sixth Avenue and Fifteenth Avenue is progressing well," says a council spokesperson.

"The team has returned to work between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue on the western side of Cameron Road preparing to lay the pavers. Temporary traffic management is in place with a southbound left lane closure in this section."

The team continues upgrading the stormwater and streetscape between Eleventh Avenue and Twelfth Avenue, on the eastern side of Cameron Road. Vehicle traffic is reduced to one lane on the eastern side in the areas where work is taking place.

On the western side of Cameron Road, traffic is reduced to one lane from ten metres before Fourteenth Avenue to Eleventh Avenue, as the team complete the stormwater and streetscape upgrade through this section.

Intersection work:

• Fourteenth Avenue/Cameron Road (west): closed while we work in this area.
• Twelfth Avenue: the centre median is permanently closed to through traffic.

Please note, above works are weather dependent.

Visit Tauranga City Council website for more information.

If you're coming into the city, make sure you check the current road closures on the Tauranga City Council website, so you can navigate easily through the city centre.