Tauranga Eastern Motorway

The Tauranga Eastern Motorway is a key strategic transport corridor for the Bay of Plenty region and a highway recognised by the government as a Road of National Significance.

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The Tauranga Eastern Motorway is part of a comprehensive transport network - the Tauranga Eastern Corridor - which will service existing and future inter-regional traffic in the Bay of Plenty, as well as urban growth in Papamoa East, the largest growth area of the Western Bay of Plenty sub-region.

It is the largest roading project ever planned in the Bay of Plenty, and one of the largest in New Zealand, covering almost 23 kms from Te Maunga junction to the junction of SH2 and SH33 near Paengaroa

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Latest News

Geotechnical Investigations Complete for Eastern Motorway Geotechnical investigations and laboratory testing on the land required for the proposed Tauranga Eastern Motorway undertaken to provide valuable information for designing the road embankments and the foundations for bridge structures is now complete. More

FAQs

Why is the project needed? The sub region has agreed on a long-term sustainably managed growth strategy... More

Why don't we just fix/widen the existing road? Widening the existing road would not solve the problem of heavy traffic through Te Puke and Waitangi, or improve the high crash rate in this area. More