Tauranga Eastern Link - road of national significance

The Tauranga Eastern Link - a 23km four lane highway from Te Maunga to Paengaroa that bypasses Te Puke is one of the government's seven Roads of National Significance.

In July 2010, the government confirmed that the Tauranga Eastern Link road is to be tolled, allowing construction to begin on the road in early 2011.

Tolls are proposed to be no more than $2 per trip for cars and motorcycles and no more than $5 for heavy vehicles. It is estimated that all borrowing will be repaid within a toll operating period of 35 years, after which tolls will be removed.

Read the Transport Minister’s full announcement on the Beehive website

Keep up to date with progress of the project on the NZ Transport Agency website

Download a copy of the Tauranga Eastern Link Cabinet paper (PDF, 392kb)