State Highway 2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection upgrade

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Kia ora, welcome to the SH2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection upgrade project page. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the project, including latest updates, frequently asked questions, and a timeline of upcoming steps. Check out the information on the right-hand side of this page for all this and more.

Update - 25 February 2025

What’s happened recently?

Our teams have been busy over the past couple of months, with relocation of services such as power, water, streetlight cables and stormwater pipes complete. 

Most of the earthworks in the north-east corner are finished and we’re now working on pavement construction and road surfacing.

You might also notice work happening on the southern side of Ōmokoroa Road. This is to relocate telecommunications services alongside the road. 

What’s coming up?

From Friday 7 March there will be a roundabout in place at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Ōmokoroa Road.

Overnight on Thursday, 6 March, a temporary roundabout will be marked out, which will remain in place until Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s State Highway 2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection upgrade has been completed.

The temporary roundabout will be a smaller and simpler version the final road layout, but will give drivers an experience of what’s to come, and improve safety in the meantime.

Work will then continue on the lanes north of the new roundabout. This phase of the project is expected to have the most significant impact on traffic.

Over the coming weeks, while driving through the site, motorists can expect to see some intermittent off-peak Stop/Go controls, and the traffic will be under contraflow.

Contraflow in this instance means that as construction progresses, there will be times when traffic may flow on one lane one day and possibly another lane a week later.

Our our friendly traffic management teams will have clear signage and reduced speed limits in place, making it easy for everyone to travel through the site. Please be kind to our crew on the ground. They are doing their absolute best to get this important work done.



About this project

The State Highway 2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection upgrade will address safety and capacity issues and unlock housing potential in Ōmokoroa.

The upgrade will include:

  • a new interim roundabout at the State Highway 2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection with four-lane tapers and highway improvements
  • four-laning on Ōmokoroa Road from SH2 to Prole Road
  • a new roundabout, servicing the industrial area, at the future Francis Road intersection.
  • the closure and relocation of driveways opposite the state highway intersection onto Youngson Road.

This is a minimum 10-year interim solution to address the immediate needs of the intersection, until funding becomes available to build a full interchange.


Kia ora, welcome to the SH2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection upgrade project page. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about the project, including latest updates, frequently asked questions, and a timeline of upcoming steps. Check out the information on the right-hand side of this page for all this and more.

Update - 25 February 2025

What’s happened recently?

Our teams have been busy over the past couple of months, with relocation of services such as power, water, streetlight cables and stormwater pipes complete. 

Most of the earthworks in the north-east corner are finished and we’re now working on pavement construction and road surfacing.

You might also notice work happening on the southern side of Ōmokoroa Road. This is to relocate telecommunications services alongside the road. 

What’s coming up?

From Friday 7 March there will be a roundabout in place at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Ōmokoroa Road.

Overnight on Thursday, 6 March, a temporary roundabout will be marked out, which will remain in place until Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s State Highway 2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection upgrade has been completed.

The temporary roundabout will be a smaller and simpler version the final road layout, but will give drivers an experience of what’s to come, and improve safety in the meantime.

Work will then continue on the lanes north of the new roundabout. This phase of the project is expected to have the most significant impact on traffic.

Over the coming weeks, while driving through the site, motorists can expect to see some intermittent off-peak Stop/Go controls, and the traffic will be under contraflow.

Contraflow in this instance means that as construction progresses, there will be times when traffic may flow on one lane one day and possibly another lane a week later.

Our our friendly traffic management teams will have clear signage and reduced speed limits in place, making it easy for everyone to travel through the site. Please be kind to our crew on the ground. They are doing their absolute best to get this important work done.



About this project

The State Highway 2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection upgrade will address safety and capacity issues and unlock housing potential in Ōmokoroa.

The upgrade will include:

  • a new interim roundabout at the State Highway 2 Ōmokoroa Road intersection with four-lane tapers and highway improvements
  • four-laning on Ōmokoroa Road from SH2 to Prole Road
  • a new roundabout, servicing the industrial area, at the future Francis Road intersection.
  • the closure and relocation of driveways opposite the state highway intersection onto Youngson Road.

This is a minimum 10-year interim solution to address the immediate needs of the intersection, until funding becomes available to build a full interchange.