We’re making improvements to Tweed Street to make it safer and easier to cross the road, especially for children and people walking to and from nearby schools and local destinations.
Why are we doing this?
We’re working to make walking, biking and scootering easier and safer, especially around schools. As part of this we will be improving crossings and footpaths in 10 locations across the city between April and June this year.
On Tweed Street, near Valley Road, we’re installing a new zebra crossing to improve pedestrian safety and connectivity.
Tweed Street is a key route between Pāpāmoa and Tauranga/Mount Maunganui. It carries a lot of traffic and is often used by students crossing the road. There are currently limited safe crossing options in this area.
Between 2018 to 2023 there were seven crashes on Tweed Street, one of which resulted in a serious injury when a child rode a bicycle from a driveway into the road into the path of a motorcyclist. Five of the other crashes involved minor injuries and one was a non-injury crash.
A recent count recorded 40 people crossing Tweed Street between 114 Valley Road and Orkney Road intersection between 7:50am and 8:50am, with approximately 65% being students. This reinforces the need for a formal crossing in this area. Locating the crossing near Valley Road will provide a safer access point for those walking or biking between Valley Road, Orkney Road, and Mount Primary School. The location also offers good visibility for drivers of pedestrians waiting to cross.
What we are proposing to do:
- Install a new zebra crossing with a pedestrian refuge, to make crossing safer
- Remove four parking spaces on the northern side near the crossing
- Extend the yellow no-stopping lines and widen the footpaths on both sides of the road, to improve visibility and access.
Feedback
Before the project progresses to implementation, expected In July, we would like your feedback on the proposed changes. Please email transportcomms@tauranga.govt.nz by 3 July 2026.
After we review the feedback, we will confirm the next steps for the project.
