It means we can now move forward with detailed design work across the rest of the Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay travel route. Structural assessment of the Hairini Bridge shows it is strong enough to carry Tauranga City Council’s proposed upgrades as part of the Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay project. Council’s City Delivery Committee endorsed the project to progress to the next phase of design at a meeting on 5 August. “It means we can now move forward with detailed design work across the rest of the Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay travel route.” Conversation in the community has already turned to how much disruption can be expected when both the Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay and Cameron Road upgrades are under construction.