The Eleventh Avenue intersection east is expected to be fully closed from today, Monday, November 6, for three weeks, weather dependent.

Work is now underway on the streetscape and stormwater upgrades on the eastern side of the Eleventh Avenue intersection.

This was planned to be a full closure but is now occurring with left lane closures around the north-east - Jay Car,  and the south-east - The Flooring Room - corners from Cameron Road and into Eleventh Avenue east.

Signage showing diversions will be in place.

Tauranga City Council says their team has been working throughout this last weekend to switch from using the old traffic signals to the new ones at the Elizabeth Street/ Cameron Road intersection.

“We thank you for your patience and understanding while these essential upgrades are underway,” says a council spokesperson.

Resurfacing

“The team is in the process of resurfacing Cameron Road at present.

“Because resurfacing cannot be carried out in wet weather, the team is planning to prepare the road surface approximately two weeks ahead of scheduled asphalting.”

This work involves milling the road - scraping off a layer of the road surface - in several sections in advance, so the team can move through faster when asphalting the final layer. Some sections of road will appear partially-complete for longer than usual.

Resurfacing is usually carried out at nights from 6pm to 6am, although there will be some day works as well. Most of this work will involve alternating lane closures, although there will be diversions in place when the team resurfaces the major intersections.
 
Resurfacing works currently underway:

• Fourth Avenue to Sixth Avenue (east and west)
• Eleventh Avenue to Ninth Avenue (west)
• Thirteenth Avenue to Eleventh Avenue (west)
• Sixth Avenue to Third Avenue (west)
• 17th Avenue to Fifteenth Avenue (west)

 Upcoming resurfacing (dates and diversions to be confirmed)

• The team is planning to resurface the Fifteenth Avenue intersection and the Elizabeth Street intersection from 6pm Sunday, November 12, for five nights (weather dependent). There will be diversions in place while this work is underway (we will be in touch with more details as they come to hand).
• Eleventh Avenue intersection.
• Sixth Avenue intersection.

Weekend works - Day works 6am to 6pm

• From 6am to 6pm Saturday, November 25 and 6am to 6pm Sunday, November 26, there will be alternating closures of the northbound and southbound lanes between Fourth Avenue and Sixth Avenue as the team resurfaces Cameron Road. 

Night works 6pm to 6am

• Ninth Avenue centre median: from 6pm Sunday, November 5, the team will be working at nights (6pm to 6am) at the centre median on Cameron Road at Ninth Avenue, for stump grinding work at the existing roundabout. There will be northbound and southbound right lane closures, with left lanes remaining open.

“We expect these works to take five nights, weather dependent. Noise and vibration are associated with these works.”

• Ninth Avenue (west): from 6pm Sunday, November 19 the team will be working at Ninth Avenue (west) on the resurfacing we expect this work to take two nights (weather dependent). Noise and vibration are associated with these works.

Intersection work

• Elizabeth Street/ Selwyn Street: this intersection is closed for stormwater works.
• Elizabeth Street intersection right lane closures: there are right lane closures in place on both the north and south sides of the intersection for construction of the new centre median islands and the installation of the new traffic signal poles.
• Fourth Avenue (west): is entry only.
• Arundel Street: is fully closed for three weeks. Access to Cameron Road will be available via Third Avenue during these works.
• Fifth Avenue (east): is now open.
• Sixth Avenue (east): is now open.
• Sixth Avenue (west): is exit only.
• Seventh Avenue (west): is permanently closed to traffic.
• Ninth Avenue (west): is fully closed on the western side. Ninth Avenue (west) is accessible via Tenth Avenue and St John Street.
• Eleventh Avenue/ Cameron Road (east) intersection: there are left lane closures from Cameron Road around the eastern corners of the intersection into Eleventh Avenue (east). There is a planned full closure of the Eleventh Avenue intersection (east) from Monday, 

November 6 for three weeks (weather dependent). Diversions and signage will be in place.

Please note the above works are weather dependent.

You can check here for travel updates. We also recommend checking Google Maps or Waka Kotahi NZTA Journey Planner.
For more detailed information on these works, visit the road closures webpage.