The Tauranga City Council staff want us to think we live in a big city – when they can't even get a road into it! I mean Cameron Rd!

Yet in a big city they, the contractors, work 24/7 [to get the job as quickly as possible] – now wait for all the excuses. Soon no-one will know where the CBD is, so god help shop owners because the council won't!

P Kirkwood, Avenues.

Tauranga City Council Director of Transport Brendan Bisley responds: 'Our team working on the Building our future – Cameron Road, Te Papa construction is completing the work required for this major project as quickly as possible. A number of teams are currently working on the project across four active work zones and work is being completed on day, night and weekend shifts. It is not as simple as working 24/7 to quicken a job. Roading contractors are unable to work 24/7 for a number of reasons, including Health & Safety and resource constraints. To work safely, workers should be physically and mentally alert and shift work exposes workers to different health and safety risks, especially fatigue. There are also legal requirements around the downtime workers must have between shifts, including rest days. Work is also constrained by resource and consent constraints. Like many industries, the construction industry and its suppliers have been heavily impacted by Covid-19. The contractor is currently working to the programmed timeframe, which we expect to be completed in late-2023, and the project team is constantly looking for ways to mitigate delays and bring forward the project end-date.”