What we do
Infrastructure
OVERVIEW
Priority One's Primary Strategic Actions
- Advocate and support the delivery of leading edge Broadband capability.
- Collaborate with cross region partners on the development of an energy strategy.
OVERVIEW
The development of key infrastructure is critical to economic growth and increased productivity, particularly in an area that is growing as quickly as Tauranga. In the Western Bay of Plenty sub-region, the partnership between the business community and the sub-region’s local authorities has been critical in obtaining the necessary infrastructure, such as an efficient roading network, business land and increasingly efficient broadband services.
Smart Transport corridors is a $750 million roading network, which includes the second harbour bridge and the Tauranga Eastern Link out to Paengaroa. Once completed, the result will be an expressway ring road system that will take motorists in and out of the city quickly and facilitate travel around and through the rest of the region.
One of the key areas of focus of Priority One when it was established was to increase the levels of industrial land in the Bay. The lack of business land was identified as a major impediment to business and economic growth. In partnership with the region’s local authorities and development community, there is now over 650 hectares of land designated for business and industrial use coming on stream in a number of locations over the next few years. The availability of commercial land will underpin the region’s sustainable growth and maximise its economic competitive advantages.
