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Tauranga Northern Link — SH2 to SH29
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency · Bay of Plenty
12km four-lane expressway linking SH2 at Te Puna to SH29 at Tauriko. Bypasses congested Tauranga city routes for freight from Port of Tauranga. Under construction, due to open 2027.
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92/100 · Very likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
Funding statusweight 30%
Delivery stageweight 25%
Election / policy riskweight 20%
Govt priority alignmentweight 12%
Project scaleweight 8%
Delivery agencyweight 5%
Key facts
- Region
- Bay of Plenty
- Sector
- Transport
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $1.1b
- Indicative completion
- 2027
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
- Election risk
- Low
Election risk assessment
Under construction with committed funding. Road of National Significance.
Government priority alignment
HIGH — RoNS freight route serving the Port of Tauranga — strong GPS fit.
Chronology
- 2015Tauranga Northern Link first scoped as part of Bay of Plenty transport strategy
- 2019Business case approved; route designation confirmed through Te Puna Valley
- 2020Crown commits funding. Procurement process begins
- 2022Construction contracts awarded; earthworks begin
- 2027Expected completion; expressway opens to freight and general traffic