Sealing works are being planned for the Wairoa cycleway, adjacent to State Highway 2, near Bethlehem.
Sealing of Tauranga City Council’s Wairoa Cycleway project is scheduled for today, between the hours of 9am and 4pm.
"The sealing is being carried out on the cycleway, which is located adjacent to the state highway, between Wairoa Bridge and Bethlehem," says a Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency spokesperson.
"While works take place there will be a temporary speed limit in place of 50 km/h.
"As the work is off-road, it is not expected to result in significant disruption to the state highway network, however previous work in the area has resulted in additional travel time during peak hours.
"Waka Kotahi advises road users to consider their travel while this work takes place, and to plan ahead with the Waka Kotahi Journey Planner: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic
"Work on the cycleway is expected to be complete in September."
Plan ahead for a safe, enjoyable journey. Keep up to date with:
- Traffic updates: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic
- Facebook: facebook.com/NZTAWaikatoBoP
- Twitter: twitter.com/WakaKotahiWaiBP
- Journey planner: journeys.nzta.govt.nz
- Phone: 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49)
1 comment
Waste of money!
Posted on 09-08-2023 09:12 | By The Professor
This project is a joke and there is no way cyclists are going to use this new cycleway. If I was a cyclists there is no way I'd cycle halfway up the hill only to do a U turn to cycle back down the hill, under the bridge and then back up the hill on the other side of the road. The whole design is flawed and those involved with the design should be sacked!!! What should have happened is the cycle bridge should have been erected on the other side of the road bridge and then the existing underpass could have been utilised and cyclists wouldn't have had to go up the hill, down the hill and then back up the hill again. The end of the cycleway should be blocked off with a 1.8m fence to prevent cyclists simply cycling up the left side of the road.
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