Fanshawe Street widening project
Auckland City began work on widening Fanshawe Street to extend the bus lanes
along this key transport route in March 2005 and completed the project in May
2006.
Project background
Development of the Northern Busway
is well underway, seeing additional bus services between the North Shore and
Auckland's CBD. The new busway will provide quicker and more
reliable bus services including those services that link the North Shore with
Auckland City's CBD.
Fanshawe Street is a significant section of the busway route, linking the
northern motorway to the CBD. To assist in the busway's success, Auckland City
has:
- widened the northern side of Fanshawe Street between Beaumont Street and Market
Place to allow for the improved operation of dedicated bus lanes
- widened and resurfaced the footpaths along both sides of Fanshawe Street
- enhanced bus stops and stopping bays to improve passenger loading and
bus service reliability
- improved pedestrian crossings and traffic medians in the centre of the
street
- increased the capacity of the Fanshawe Street intersections at Beaumont
Street and Halsey Street
- resurfaced the full length of Fanshawe Street to improve the smoothness
of this vital street, enhancing driver safety and maintaining the road asset.
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| Removing a tree on Fanshawe Street |
Programme
To reduce disruption to properties and users of Fanshawe Street, the project
was split into three distinct contracts. A brief description of each contract
is below.
Contract 1:
Contract 1 addressed the relocation of existing underground utility
services from under the footpath into a new service trench. The service trench
accommodates most utilities, including gas, power and telecommunications.
This piece of work started in March 2005 and was completed in June 2005.
The work was undertaken outside of peak hours to minimise disruption.
Contract 2:
The road widening work was completed under Contract 2. The footpath, median
improvements, pedestrian crossings and bus stop work was all completed within this contract.
This work began in October 2005 and was completed in April 2006.
Contract 3:
In the final contract, the length of Fanshawe Street was
resealed, making it a smoother, safer ride.
As part of this contract, some traffic movements became
restricted and permanently banned. For example, the right hand turn from
Fanshawe Street into Beaumont Street was permanently banned from April 7 2006.
Access to Westhaven and the surrounding area is via Daldy or Halsey Streets.
This contract began in January 2006 and was completed in
May 2006.
Benefits
The $12 million project to widen, resurface and extend bus
lanes along Fanshawe Street means a quicker, smoother ride for bus users as well
as motorists.
Twenty-four hour bus lanes in both directions improve bus
travel times between the North Shore and Auckland City's CBD, and help encourage
people to choose public transport over the private car.
For those who opt for their car, traffic lanes have been
maintained at full capacity with two lanes in each direction.
With wider footpaths, staggered crossings and mid-road
pedestrian refuge areas, pedestrians have also benefited from this important project.
Maps of Fanshawe Street
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| Click here to view layout plan 1 of
Fanshawe Streer (249KB) |
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| Click here to view layout plan 2 of
Fanshawe Street (242KB) |
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| Click here to view layout plan 3 of
Fanshawe Street (243KB) |
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