Tauranga City Council has received a petition to halt construction of the pathway from Hartford Avenue to Palm Beach Boulevard.

SunLive reported last week residents in the Royal Palm Beach Estate were angered about the 'lack of consultation” on the pathway approved for development in 2006.

The pathway is one of the 10 links, 32km in total, running from Papamoa to Bethlehem and follows on from the recently installed southern section of the pathway, providing the link between the northern and southern sections.

TCC reports it has received the petition and mailed feedback forms to residents in a wider section of neighbouring properties to give them a chance to respond.

This from this week's Tauranga City Council weekly bulletin - week starting April 2.

City Parks

• Mauao base track resurfacing work will go on hold over the Easter break. The track has remained open throughout the resurfacing work.

City Waters

• A suspected water main leak in Willow Street will be investigated tonight and repairs will be carried out as required.
• A minor sewer overflow at Bayfair last week exacerbated conditions in the Omanu Golf Course open drain. The overflow was attended to and health warning signs were put in place along the drain. Even without sewer overflows many of the city's open drains have struggled to refresh themselves as they normally would this year due to the hot dry summer.

Transportation

• Cameron Road: Work to install kerb extensions and throat island to improve pedestrian facilities at the intersection with Hamilton Street is underway.
• Chadwick Road: There is a temporary chip seal surface on Chadwick Road between Fraser Street and Mitchell Street which will be replaced with a hot mix surface in April. Please take care when driving in the area.
• Dive Crescent: Work to construct a new footpath link between Dive Crescent and Mirrielees Road is underway. The work is expected to take 8 to 10 days to complete.
• Gravatt Road to Palm Beach Boulevard: Work to upgrade the pathway through the Papamoa Drainage Reserve has commenced. The work is expected to be completed in May. Detours are in place around the work area but walkers and cyclists are asked to take care.
• Otumoetai Road: Work to install ultrafast broadband as well as a 33KV power cable to the Matua Substation is continuing in the area around Otumoetai Road, Brookfield Terrace to Western Road. Please take care if you are driving or walking in these areas.
• Welcome Bay Road: Construction of a footpath is underway near the intersection with Waikite Road. Pedestrians are asked to take care.