Re: My letter titled ‘Cameron Rd improvements' in The Sun, (March 10 edition, page 14).
In reply to my previous letter by TCC, I congratulate them for a witty, informative and very wise comments. Yeah right!
Read the TCC's first paragraph.
Do not take my word for it. See the roadworks yourself. Look for the intersections with Cameron Rd. Not just one, but them all (particularly 11th Ave at McDonalds). Remember that Cameron Rd was widened only a few years ago. If you thought the Greerton roundabouts were bad, I have news for you. There is now going to be one-lane traffic (says TCC's reply) from Cheyne Rd – this is past the Barkes Corner roundabout, remember, to 8th Ave or more on Cameron Rd. This is a total disaster!
Remember the alternatives: The existing road was wide enough to have: no-parking zones which would become bus lanes 7am-9 am and 4pm-6pm in peak hours. This would have still left two lanes each side most of Cameron Rd. The cycleway would still be there. Congratulations to the TCC, you have now made Tauranga absolutely a no-go area because who in their right mind would want to wait for an hour or more to get 7km from Barkes Corner to the CBD any time of day, in one lane?
TCC, bravo, Cameron Rd will now be one of the most polluted roads in New Zealand or the world due to all the emissions from stationary vehicles. If you are a business owner, I pity you. This council has to go.
I mean now, today. Enough stupidity. Remember, none of this is on the Cameron Rd Stage 2 plan.
Terry Johnson, Gate Pa.