Bob Clarkson's plans for a big industrial and residential development behind the Tauriko Service Station have been thrown into confusion by the announcement that State Highway 29 could be re-routed through his land.
"I was absolutely stunned, this is bloody ridiculous," he told the Bay of Plenty Times after revealing yesterday that his land was back in contention.
Mr Clarkson said he found out last Friday that his land was being viewed as an option by the New Zealand Transport Agency - four and a-half years after being told that they were not wanting to put the highway through his land.
"Why did they not tell me, before I spent $800,000, that my land was still on their agenda?"
He said that when Tauranga City councillors heard about it later on Friday they "blew their tops".