TEL information centre opens again this Saturday

If you didn’t get out to the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) information centre last month, then this Saturday is your chance to see the latest construction footage, images and other displays on the Bay’s largest roading construction project.

NZTA Bay of Plenty state highway manager Brett Gliddon says there is a considerable amount to see at the information centre and those who have already visited are amazed by the different displays which show what the new State Highway 2 road from Te Maunga to Paengaroa will look like when it opens in 2016.

"There is quite a bit to see out there, including a model of the Domain Road interchange which is taking shape right now, and a time lapse video of the Kaituna River bridge construction”.

The weekend openings are being held following high public interest in the project and requests from those who work during the week to visit the centre on the weekends.

The weekend openings are only during the summer months with next month being the last opportunity for the public to be able to see the displays at the TEL Information Centre on the weekend. The information centre is normally open during the weekdays from Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.

The Tauranga Eastern Link information centre, located 65 Tara Road, Papamoa, and this Saturday’s opening will be from 10.00am to 1.00pm, parking is available outside the centre.

Keep up-to-date with developments at www.nzta.govt.nz/tel.

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Editor’s notes

The four-lane Tauranga Eastern Link will run from Te Maunga (near Baypark Stadium) in Tauranga to the existing junction of State Highways 2 and 33 (the Rotorua and Whakatane highways) near Paengaroa. It will be made up of 17km of new road and an upgrade of six kilometres of existing highway. The new highway is expected to open to traffic in 2016.

The Government has identified seven essential state highway projects linked to New Zealand’s economic prosperity. Called the roads of national significance, or RoNS for short, the NZTA is charged with delivering this programme of state highway improvements within the next 10 years. The RoNS programme represents one of New Zealand’s biggest ever infrastructure investments and is a key part of the Government’s National Infrastructure Plan and Government’s Policy Statement for transport.

The seven RoNS projects are based around New Zealand's five largest population centres. The focus is on moving people and freight between and within these centres more safely and efficiently. Other RoNS may be added in future but currently from north to south the seven projects are: Puhoi to Wellsford - SH1, Completing the Western Ring Route, Auckland - SH16, SH18 and SH20, Victoria Park Tunnel, Auckland - SH1, Waikato Expressway - SH1, Tauranga Eastern Link - SH2, Wellington Northern Corridor - SH1, Christchurch Motorways. More information is available at www.nzta.govt.nz/rons

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