So Route K tolls have been fiddled with again and to what end?

The new Route K toll gantry will become operational by August 2015, when the New Zealand Transport Agency takes over ownership of the road from Tauranga City Council in July.

Road users will continue to pay their toll to Tauranga City Council at the existing toll booths until the electronic gantry goes live in July and the toll booths are removed.
One wonders if they will ever collect enough tolls to have made the whole scheme worth the bother.

There is also the cost of the effect on the Cambridge Rd and Moffat Rd surfaces due to overuse by heavy trucks against free use of Route K.

Do the trucking companies see any value in going the long way round to the Port of Tauranga rather than pay a toll? It used to be the same with the bridge toll, they used to drive the long way round spending more on petrol and tyre wear then the $1 toll on the bridge.

One should also be concerned about the noise these trucks cause in the dead of night as they roar and rattle along Moffat Rd waking people up every night.

I may be wrong but it could be the best bet to stop the tolls altogether and stop the excessive wear on Cambridge Rd surfaces brought about by heavily laden trucks roaring up and down and all the while tailgating motorists who don't want to exceed the 60km limit.

A Bourne, Bethlehem.