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Tauriko West & SH29 (Tauranga RoNS)
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency · Bay of Plenty
Tauranga’s western corridor Road of National Significance: a new offline four-lane SH29 from the Redwood interchange to the Takitimu North Link, widening of the Takitimu Drive toll road and SH29A, and grade-separated interchanges — serving the Tauriko West growth area. NZTA investment envelope ~NZ$2.8–3.3b; $97.2m approved for route protection.
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49% · At risk
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
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Key facts
- Region
- Bay of Plenty
- Sector
- Transport
- Status
- Planning
- Estimated value
- $3b
- Indicative completion
- 2033
- Funding status
- No Source
- Lead organisation
- Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
- Election risk
- High
Election risk assessment
Tauranga RoNS with an endorsed NZTA investment case; government-backed but pre-construction.
Government priority alignment
HIGH — RoNS planning project — GPS economic-growth priority.
Chronology
- 2024Confirmed as a Road of National Significance (GPS 2024)
- 2025NZTA investment case ~$2.8–3.3b; $97.2m route-protection funding
- 2026Route protection / consenting progressing