SH29/Redwood Lane roundabout

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After 18 months of construction, the team has completed the majority of infrastructure upgrades in the Redwood Lane section and is gearing up to open the fourth and final leg of the new SH29/Redwood Lane roundabout, the Kaweroa Drive connection.

The roundabout opened to traffic in May this year while work continued on the Kaweroa Drive extension. That work is now complete, and the connection will officially open to traffic on Saturday 15 November.

This marks a major milestone for the project, providing a vital new connection and unlocking further access to the Tauriko Business Estate.

The new Kaweroa Drive link will make it easier for industrial and commercial traffic to reach businesses within the estate, while helping to spread traffic more evenly between SH29 and State Highway 36 (SH36). Tauranga City Council will monitor traffic volumes on local roads in the business estate once the connection to the Redwood Lane roundabout is open.

The new connection also includes new pedestrian signals to improve safety for people walking and cycling in the area.

The opening of the Kaweroa Drive link also enables works to start on a new connection between Belk Road and Taurikura Drive, within the Tauriko Business Estate. Once the Belk Road/Taurikura Drive connection is built, the SH29/Belk Road intersection will be closed permanently. This is likely to occur in late 2026. More information.: https://letstalk.tauranga.govt.nz/projects/new-belk-road-taurikura-drive-connection

The roundabout will stay in its temporary layout for the remainder of the year, with one lane in each direction on SH29 and a reduced speed limit of 50km/h. This allows work to continue on the additional SH29 lanes, opening the pedestrian and cyclist underpass, and finishing the landscaping.

Once completed, the roundabout will have 2 lanes in each direction on SH29. All work in the Redwood Lane section is on track to be completed by early 2026.

Kaweroa Drive connection map [PDF, 145 KB]

Overview

Construction is underway to build a new roundabout at the intersection of SH29 and Redwood Lane, which will connect to Tauriko Business Estate via Kaweroa Drive and provide access to the southern part of the new community planned in Tauriko West via Redwood Lane. This is 1 of 4 key intersection upgrades as part of the Tauriko Enabling Works project.

Construction started in March 2024, with shoulder closures, reduced speed limits and mobile operations in place, and is scheduled for completion in late 2025/early 2026.

The upgrades in the Redwood Lane area include:

a new roundabout at SH29/Redwood Lane which will connect to Tauriko Business Estate via Kaweroa Drive and provide access to the southern part of Tauriko West via Redwood Lane.
a new shared path connecting Redwood Lane to Kaweroa Drive crossing underneath SH29.
closure of the existing SH29/Belk Road intersection, with traffic redirected through Tauriko Business Estate to the new SH29/Redwood Lane roundabout. The existing SH29/Belk Road intersection will only be closed once the connecting roads and new SH29/Redwood Lane roundabout have been completed.