The Business Case Strategy cannot succeed with a council that is a cot case! I raise this issue as Priority One announces it's success in attracting new business to Tauranga. They say there are 11 businesses in the scheme and it is progressing well.
But the City Council is strangling the life blood from our city by continuing to restrict the flow of traffic on Cameron Road.
Our main traffic road comes to a complete stop continually during the week. This loses business valuable time and makes our city inefficient. It also causes vehicle crashes as sudden stops are frequent and frustration grows.
I have a council letter which states that The Council closed Cameron Road down to one lane as a measure to FORCE traffic to use Route K. This is illegal as they are bound by law to make available an alternative route to the toll road. They have persisted with this illegal activity so a letter to The Minister for Local Government is needed.
It is a simple matter to make Cameron Road back to FOUR LANES again. Just remove the street parking like other cities do! I believe that new businesses that are looking to come here will be put off because we have such a jammed roading system.
Ken Evans, Avenues.
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CAMERON ROAD
Posted on 19-09-2012 17:56 | By YOGI
I would think that the limits on traffic flow are deliberate, to encourage traffic to get off Cameron Road and onto Route K, so increasing the revenue from tolls. Call it a self interest thing that TCC has. All of this has nothing to do with economical, efficient or the best use of your time and vehicle, it is all about getting traffic where they want it to be.
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