{"id":162762,"date":"2025-12-01T14:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/162762\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:18:08","slug":"traffic-shift-ahead-sh29-takitimu-toll-road-to-close-overnight-for-interchange-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/162762\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic shift ahead: SH29 Takitimu toll road to close overnight for interchange build"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">Detours will be in place during the closure:<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">Light vehicles: via Moffat Rd and Cambridge Rd<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">Heavy vehicles: via SH29A<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThis overnight closure is a critical step in delivering the Takitimu North Link project. By shifting traffic onto the new alignment, we can complete the southern end pavements and prepare the flyover bridge for opening,\u201d Waikato &amp; Bay of Plenty infrastructure delivery regional manager Darryl Coalter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe long-term benefits will be significant \u2013 improved safety, reduced congestion and a more resilient transport network for Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\" New road layout at SH29\/Takitimu Drive interchange. Image \/ NZTA\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/> New road layout at SH29\/Takitimu Drive interchange. Image \/ NZTA<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">The SH29\/TDTR interchange design features a 363\u2011metre flyover bridge, which will take traffic towards Tauranga CBD, and spans part of the Kopurererua Valley Reserve \u2013 one of Australasia\u2019s largest urban wetlands. <\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">A roundabout will provide entry onto the new state highway towards Te Puna, while a slip lane on the eastern side will keep traffic flowing from Tauranga CBD towards Tauriko. <\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">The Takitimu North Link Stage 1 project is a Crown-funded new 6.8km four-lane expressway between Tauranga and Te Puna, providing an alternative route to the existing SH2.<\/p>\n<p>Takitimu Drive Flyover bridge &#8211; fast facts<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">Super-T structure<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">363m bridge one lane each way<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">14 piles, with the deepest 43 metres<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">400,000sq m earthworks<\/p>\n<p class=\"CHLSLkBXpVqCICiH\" style=\"display:none\">Approx. 14-month construction timeframe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detours will be in place during the closure: Light vehicles: via Moffat Rd and Cambridge Rd Heavy vehicles:&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3017,3269,651,2082,60020,111,43,139,69,6507,1314,72943,5258,92203,61,42032,3946],"class_list":{"0":"post-162762","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-zealand","8":"tag-ahead","9":"tag-build","10":"tag-close","11":"tag-for","12":"tag-interchange","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz","17":"tag-overnight","18":"tag-road","19":"tag-sh29","20":"tag-shift","21":"tag-takitimu","22":"tag-to","23":"tag-toll","24":"tag-traffic"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}