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Event road closures 2025-2026
Tauranga has plenty of amazing events on offer. To ensure these events are delivered efficiently and safely for participants, the public, residents and businesses, the following road closures will be in place:
Event road closures
NZTA: SH2 Maunganui Road rebuild starts this week
NZTA will begin a major rebuild of SH2 Maunganui Road from 8pm on Sunday, 15 November between the Golf Road/Maunganui Road roundabout and Concord Avenue.
The existing road surface will be removed and rebuilt with new asphalt layers. During construction, drivers can expect uneven road surfaces, changes in road levels, overnight lane closures, and detours.
Temporary speed limits will remain in place both day and night to keep road users safe while the road is rebuilt.
Closures and detour routes will change as the work progresses, as outlined below:
Towards Bayfair: when the SH2 Maunganui Road eastbound lane is closed between the Golf Road roundabout and Concord Avenue:
- Light vehicles will detour via Golf Road, Oceanbeach Road and Girven Road to rejoin SH2.
Towards Mount Maunganui/Hewletts Road: when the SH2 Maunganui Road westbound lane is closed from opposite Spur Avenue to the Golf Road roundabout:
- All vehicles will detour via the Hewletts Road flyover, Aerodrome Road and Newton Street to rejoin SH2 at the Golf Road roundabout.
When the SH2 Hewletts Road flyover is closed:
- All vehicles will detour via Hewletts Road to the Newton Street/MacDonald Street roundabout, then the Golf Road roundabout and Maunganui Road (and vice versa).
Please allow extra travel time and follow all traffic management signs.
Overnight closures to smooth the way on SH29/Takitimu Drive Toll Road
Tauranga's State Highway 29/Takitimu Drive Toll Road will be closed overnight on Sunday 1 November, with further overnight closures of the city-bound lanes over the following 3 nights so crews can complete asphalt paving works.
The wider closure in both directions on Sunday night is required so crews can so crews can safely complete asphalt works, and make changes to temporary traffic management barriers.
From Monday 2 November nightworks will be focused on one direction only, with the city-bound lanes closed while crews lay new asphalt on SH29/TDTR between the new Takitimu North Link flyover bridge and the SH2 connection. These works will provide a smoother, more resilient road surface and help support the long-term performance of this important transport route.
SH2/SH29/Takitimu Drive Toll Road overnight closures and detours
- SH2/Elizabeth Street to and including SH29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road (west towards Bethlehem and south towards Tauriko) – Sunday 1 Nov between 8pm to 4am (weather permitting). SH2 detour via Cameron Road to Fifteenth Avenue. SH29 detour via Cameron Road to SH29A.
- SH29/Takitimu Drive Toll Road (from Tauriko north towards the city and Mount Maunganui) – Starting Sunday 1 Nov, for 4 nights between 8pm to 4am. Northbound detour via SH29A.
Work could extend to a fifth night on 5 November if weather conditions delay the work.
Undertaking the work at night, when traffic volumes are lower, helps reduce disruption for people travelling through the area while providing a safer environment for crews working on the road. Motorists are encouraged to allow extra time for their journeys, plan ahead and consider alternative routes where possible.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi thanks motorists for their patience while this work is completed.
Current road closures are listed in our Weekly Bulletin below.