Weekly update Te Puke upgrade 16-24 January

Work to upgrade the Te Puke Highway continues. Contractors are currently working on the following sections of work:

• Road reconstruction from Maketu Rd to Gulliver Rd - to be completed by end of February
• Work on the kerbs, and widening of the road, around Pukepine Sawmills and east of Cameron Rd
• Road reconstruction work between No.3 Rd and Atuaroa Ave. This work starts next week and should be complete by end of February
• Widening of the road between Manoeka Rd and Kopuroa Canal on the Tauranga-bound side of the road. This should be completed in early February. A guardrail will be installed on the curved section from Manoeka Rd next week.
• Resealing work is continuing either side of Te Puke town centre through into February.

Te Puke Town Centre

Planned work for Te Puke's town centre from 16 to 27 January remains predominantly focussed on the following projects:

• Work on the informal pedestrian crossing opposite Paper Plus
• Creating a new pedestrian crossing opposite the Te Puke Library
• Creating a new pedestrian crossing next to Palmer Place.

The majority of this work will be completed at night. Jellicoe Street is closed overnight on Jan 18, 19 and possibly 20 to allow contractors to complete the work with minimum delays to traffic.

Contractors will continue to keep businesses in town updated throughout the project.

Council is providing weekly updates on scheduled work in Te Puke for the remainder of the construction period.