Traffic is backed up and crawling. Photo / File
Traffic is backed up and crawling on the Tauranga Eastern Link this morning as the temporary Bayfair roundabout traffic lights make their debut.
A Bay of Plenty Times reporter said there were massive traffic queues all the way back to Sandhurst Rd on the Tauranga Eastern Link.
"It's moving very
slowly, if at all," she said.
The temporary signalised crossing was put in this morning to enable pedestrians and cyclists to cross between Bayfair Shopping Centre and Matapihi Rd while construction continues in the centre of the road.
Pedestrians and cyclists could use both the traffic lights and the existing underpass to cross. The new temporary layout included a raised safety platform to slow motorists down.
