NZTA is working to protect the route for Takitimu North Link Stage 2 - a proposed new 8km 4-lane state highway between Te Puna (near Loop Road) and Ōmokoroa, tying into the existing State Highway 2 (SH2) south of the Waipapa Stream bridge.
About the proposed design
The Stage 2 (Te Puna to Ōmokoroa) project is an extension of Stage 1 between Tauranga and Te Puna. It will include:
- a new 8km 4-lane highway with median and side barriers
- overbridge for local traffic at Plummers Point Road/Barrett Road
- overbridge for local traffic at Snodgrass Road/Te Puna Quarry Road
- grade separated interchange at SH2 / Ōmokoroa Road
- 4 million cubic metres of earthworks
- 33 hectares of ecological restoration
- connection to the Takitimu North Link Stage 1 (currently in construction)
- existing SH2 highway retained as a local road.
View the draft proposed alignment plan for Takitimu North Link Stage 2: We welcome any comment or feedback on the project and encourage you to share this information with people who may be interested. Please send feedback or requests for more information by emailing bopprojects@nzta.govt.nz. Takitimu North Link Stage 2 information booklet – July 2023 [PDF, 8.2 MB] During July and August 2023 we carried out public engagement on the draft design. |
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Benefits of the Takitimu North Link project
- Support economic growth
- Improve resilience
- Reduced travel time
- Improve reliability
- Improve safety
Next steps
In March 2024 Takitimu North Link Stage 2 was identified in the Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS 2024) as a Road of National Significance.
Since then, we have completed a review of the project to align with the GPS 2024. NZTA is now progressing to lodge notice of requirement and consent applications – giving partners, landowners, and the community certainty of the route. In addition, the process to acquire land for the project has begun. More information on the phasing of the project will be available early 2025, indicative timeframes are below:
Late 2024 - Active property acquisition begins
Early 2025 - Designation and resource consents lodged
2025 /26 - Detailed design, consenting and property acquisition continues
2027 - NZTA is working towards being construction ready by end of 2027
* The timeframes outlined are subject to completion of designation, consenting, property negotiations, and funding.