A long-time campaigner is bewildered that the forever-promised Katikati bypass has not made the cut for a shovel-ready project.
The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has had success in getting most of its proposed projects for the urgent funding through to the next stage - but not the bypass.
State Highway 2 cuts right through the middle of the town - effectively destroying its heart, says Katikati Taiao chairwoman Jenny Hobbs.
She speaks to Corin Dann.
