Visitor information centre for the Tauranga Eastern Link

The Tauranga Eastern Link visitor information centre is opening tomorrow (July 1).

Located at 65 Tara Road, Papamoa, the centre will be open weekdays from 9am – 4.30pm and will allow members of the public access to the latest information about the Bay’s largest ever roading project.

NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) principal project manager Andrew Scott says displays at the centre will provide up to date information about Tauranga Eastern Link as the project progresses together with details of areas of interest for the project.

“Opening the information centre is an important step toward ensuring the community is kept up to date with progress on the project.” he says.

Information available at the centre includes: interactive fly through animation of the future highway, including a variety of scenarios for road users to see how they will travel through the Domain Road interchange and how tolling is likely to work, photos of construction progress, a scale model of the completed Domain Road interchange, DVD presentations featuring construction footage and in-depth project information and statistics.

“Our team will also be on hand to answer any questions, and we are available to give presentations on the project to interested community groups and schools,” Mr Scott said.

The Tauranga Eastern Link will bring a wide range of economic and transport benefits to the local and regional community.

“These include encouraging economic growth and productivity, reducing travel times between Tauranga and Paengaroa and improving safety,” he said.

Keep up-to-date with developments at www.nzta.lgovt.nz/te.

View information centre brochure (PDF, 317KB)