Ongoing Templeview road works have left some residents fed up with how long it is taking to complete the roading project.

Tension is starting to mount over road works at Hamilton's Temple View, including a teacher who says navigating the endless traffic delays is heaping emotional stress on her life.

The Ngahinapouri resident, who only wanted to be known as Trish, feels physically ill at the thought of having to sit through the traffic delays.

She drives through Tuhikaramea Rd at least five days of the week and estimates it takes her 35-45 minutes to get to work, whereas prior to the upgrade, it took an average of 15-18 minutes.

CHRISTEL YARDLEY/FAIRFAX NZ. Danna Glendining, along with other residents in the area, is fed up with the Tuhikaramea Rd delays.

"I'm not a flower, I'm a pretty strong person but the thought of sitting in my car again, for all that time, it's emotional," she said.

"You pray that when you come down the hill the traffic will be moving and when it's at a halt, it's almost enough to make you cry."

There was also damage to the teacher's car, which was paid for by the company working on the roads, Spartan Construction.

"I don't want to make it harder for them but wow, what about us? And if I go out the other way (Whatawhata Rd or Colins Rd) it will cost too much money. I just can't afford it," she said.

"I respect the fact that they don't work on a Sunday, but that's 48 days that they could have worked. I wonder if in these circumstances, if they're forgiven for doing that.

"We don't get a say in this, we don't get anything out of it."

The road upgrade is part of the Temple View Project, due to finish in January 2016.

Construction manager Joshua Thomson said they have audited delay times and do not believe motorists would be delayed for longer than 10 minutes.

"Since starting the most recent phase of road construction, these times have significantly reduced to a maximum of five minutes at peak times and two-three minutes during the day. The most recent traffic management audit [was] conducted on October 27.

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Tuhikaramea Rd is a main thoroughfare from the western suburbs to the city and a popular route for traffic heading to Pirongia and further south.

Danna Glendining who lives in Koromatua, near Ngahinapouri, opposed the initial resource consent application by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Trust Board.

She is frustrated that the project caters for the small number of people that live in Temple View as opposed to the thousands of road users, who use the road on a daily basis.

"Nothing in the documents supports the rights of the drivers of these vehicles which pass through Temple View," said Glendining.

"The whole of the document supports the development of the new centre which will primarily be used by locals... The aim of the whole development is 'improved connectivity between the former campus and the existing residential development'."

However, Temple View Project director Paul Coward, said the benefits of the road upgrade outweigh the current disruptions.

"Those living in the community and those driving through Temple View can clearly see the great progress being made and can also envision what is left to do before completion," he said.

"Whilst on the one hand we apologise for normal disruptions with any road upgrade, on the other we see huge benefits for the community and for Hamilton city moving forward."