Catching a bus just got easier

From City Scene, published on 10 February, 2008

The council improved bus lanes along Fanshawe Street to reduce travel times between Auckland's CBD and the North Shore - helping to make the Northern Busway a success.

Better by bus: The council improved bus lanes along Fanshawe Street to reduce travel times between Auckland's CBD and the North Shore - helping to make the Northern Busway a success.

More reliable bus services and reduced travel times between Auckland's CBD and the North Shore are expected to follow last week's official opening of the Northern Busway.

Chairperson of the council's Transport Committee, Councillor Ken Baguley, says the busway and the council's improvements to Fanshawe Street are important elements in reducing travel times and improving connections across our city and the region for public transport.

The two-way purpose built busway, New Zealand's first, runs alongside State Highway 1 between Constellation Drive and north of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

To contribute to the busway's success, the council widened, resurfaced and extended Fanshawe Street bus lanes, as well as improving footpaths, bus stops and pedestrian safety. Fanshawe Street is a significant part of the busway route, linking the northern motorway to the CBD.

Work on the council's Central Connector project starts next month on sections of Park and Beach roads and Anzac Avenue.

The project will see bus lanes installed between Britomart and Khyber Pass Road, improving connections with other services and between Newmarket and the CBD.