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When I moved from Papamoa to Katikati nine years ago, I just assumed that a four-lane expressway would go in to accommodate the ever-growing volume of tra c on the route, but what have we gotten instead? ree passing lanes removed and a series of awkwardly-designed, narrow roundabouts. So when this ash, fourlane Takitimu North Link is completed, it’s going to deliver motorists into this joke of a mess? at’ll be a bit of an anti-climax to their speedy, smooth trip from Tauriko to Te Puna to say the least.

When I moved from Papamoa to Katikati nine years ago, I just assumed that a four-lane expressway would go in to accommodate the ever-growing volume of tra c on the route, but what have we gotten instead? ree passing lanes removed and a series of awkwardly-designed, narrow roundabouts. So when this ash, fourlane Takitimu North Link is completed, it’s going to deliver motorists into this joke of a mess? at’ll be a bit of an anti-climax to their speedy, smooth trip from Tauriko to Te Puna to say the least.

Big changes are proposed for the Ōtūmoetai Peninsula to make it safer and easier for people to walk, cycle and bus around their neighbourhoods and into the city. New tra c lights at key intersections, separated cycleways for all ages and abilities, bus priority measures and improved infrastructure are all included in a new design unveiled by Tauranga City Council’s Accessible Streets for Ōtūmoetai project on the back of community consultation last year. e changes will a ect people living in Bureta, Ōtūmoetai, Matua, Cherrywood, Brook eld, Bellevue and Judea, plus Waihi Rd, Chapel St and Cameron Rd towards Harington St, with residents now invited to provide feedback on the early design.

Public consultation is open to July 12, 2023. Community drop-in sessions are July 4-5. Have your say at: letstalk.tauranga.govt.nz/ accessiblestreetsotumoetai

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The Weekend Sun - 16 June 2023