A councillor who has been lobbying for almost 30 years for a roundabout at a notorious Bay of Islands intersection says she will be eternally grateful to Regional Development Minister Shane Jones.
Mr Jones' Provincial Growth Fund announcement in Gisborne yesterday included $9 million for a roundabout at the junction of State Highway 10 and Waipapa Rd.
The project will include extra walking and cycling paths and a new link road to Waipapa's commercial area.
Far North District councillor Ann Court has long campaigned for improvements to the loathed and congested intersection, informally since 1989 - more formally for the past 20 years.