Things you should know about the week ahead
Road works
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says the Te Puke Highway, near Pah Rd, will be reduced to one lane tomorrow, and on Wednesday and Thursday the road shoulder will be closed. This is to allow the contractor to prepare the site so it can be fully reopened following completion of the Kaituna Riverbank stabilisation. Stopgo traffic management will be in place on Tuesday.
The fourth and final set of beams for the new Bayfair flyover will be craned into place overnight Friday as part of the Bay Link project. The concrete beams, manufactured in Te Puke, each stand 28m tall and weigh up to 54 tonnes. The set spans the walking and cycling underpass, connecting the pier where the existing bridge deck ends with the adjacent abutment north of the Bayfair roundabout. People can expect overnight lane colsures, a partial closure of the roundabout and signposted detours in the area while this work is under way from about 7pm on Friday until 7am on Saturday.
Council meetings
There are three meetings this week scheduled for the Tauranga City Council. The first is today at 10am, a district licensing committee meeting, then on Wednesday a Waia¯ ri Kaitiaki Advisory Group meeting takes place at 9.30am before an Independent Commissioner Hearing at 10am.
There is a Western Bay of Plenty District Council meeting at the council chamber from 9.30am on Thursday. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council also has a council meeting at 9.30am on Thursday.
2022 local elections
Candidate nominations for local elections throughout the country close at 12pm noon on Friday. The nomination process involves, but is not excluded to, completing an official form and sending it to the council’s electoral officer, candidates cannot nominate themselves and people who nominate must be over 18 years old and enrolled to vote in the area the candidate is planning to stand. For more information visit the Local Government New Zealand website.