Old Steve
15th January 2012, 20:54
Haven't been through this way for a while, I tend to go over the Kaimais. But about 1 km or less of SH2 on the Tauranga side of Te Puna is absolutely shocking. This is from the Te Puna Rd/Minden Rd intersection right in Te Puna where the BP is, to the Clarke Rd intersection opposite McGregors Fruits.
This section of road was extensively resealed about six months ago, USING BLOODY CHIP SEAL by the look of it!!! Heading towards Tauranga you go into a slightly downhill right hander, down into a dip, then up to an uphill left hander before straightening up onto a flat at McGregors Fruits. It would seem that these corners are all cambered wrong as the trucks have chewed up the seal and the road is badly corrogated with patches completely bare of chip seal.
I've sent an email to MOTONZ. Lets see if they can get this strip of road completely re-engineered, realigned and reconstructed - not only for motorcyclists, but for all drivers. This job has to be done, but done the right way. Spend some money doing the job right, rather than throwing money away resealing it twice a year.
This section of road was extensively resealed about six months ago, USING BLOODY CHIP SEAL by the look of it!!! Heading towards Tauranga you go into a slightly downhill right hander, down into a dip, then up to an uphill left hander before straightening up onto a flat at McGregors Fruits. It would seem that these corners are all cambered wrong as the trucks have chewed up the seal and the road is badly corrogated with patches completely bare of chip seal.
I've sent an email to MOTONZ. Lets see if they can get this strip of road completely re-engineered, realigned and reconstructed - not only for motorcyclists, but for all drivers. This job has to be done, but done the right way. Spend some money doing the job right, rather than throwing money away resealing it twice a year.