Eastern Busway, Auckland

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Eastern Busway
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A double-decker bus using the Eastern Busway on the Panmure Bridge.
Overview
StatusUnder construction
Owner Auckland Transport
Locale East Auckland
Termini
Service
TypeBusway
System AT Buses
Operator(s) Kinetic Group (Go Bus)
Howick & Eastern Buses
History
Opened2021 (Panmure to Pakuranga)
2027 (Entire project)
Route map

Contents

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Panmure
(Maungarei)
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Pakūranga
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Reeves Road (Rā Hihi) flyover
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Te Taha Wai
(
originally
Edgewater
)
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Koata
(
originally
Gossamer
)
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Ti Rakau Drive bridge
over Pakuranga Creek
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Taupaepae
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Pōhatu
(
originally
Burswood
)
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Ti Rakau Drive Culvert 127B
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Ti Rakau Drive Culvert 127A
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Botany
(Ti Rakau)
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future extension
to Airport
Eastern Busway, Auckland
Map of the busway, with the completed section shown in red.

The Eastern Busway, also known as AMETI (the Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative), is an urban busway under construction in the southeastern suburbs of Panmure, Pakuranga and Botany, in Auckland, New Zealand. [1] The first section of the busway, between Panmure and Pakuranga, opened in December 2021. The entire project is expected to be complete by 2027. [2]

Background

In early 2018, preliminary demolition and removal of some properties in Panmure took place, and in October 2018, removal of 61 remaining properties began. Auckland Council's transport and property management CCO's, Auckland Transport and Panuku respectively, had worked to re-house affected owners and tenants. [3]

The removal of the 61 properties from Lagoon Drive and Pakuranga Road was completed in early 2019, allowing construction of the lanes of the Panmure-Pakuranga section to start. [4]

In March 2020 work on the Project was suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Auckland Council applied to Infrastructure Industry Reference Group [5] [6] for project funding during lockdown.

A new bridge, dedicated to the busway lanes, was built across the Tāmaki Estuary alongside the existing Panmure Bridge. [7] On completion, the busway is expected to account for 35 percent of all journeys across Panmure Bridge, about 22,000 bus passengers per day. [1]

In April 2023, construction began on the final phase of the project, which will see the dedicated busway extended from Pakuranga to a new station at Botany, [8] as well as the provision of separated new walking and cycling facilities. [9]

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