The Eastern Busway is about creating more lifestyle and climate-friendly travel options for the growing East Auckland community.
Community engagement - Pakuranga to Botany
Thank you for your feedback in 2021 on the draft design of the Eastern Busway between Pakuranga and Botany. Your feedback is helping to shape the design of the project.
In February 2022, based on consultation feedback and analysis, AT approved the proposed design between Pakuranga Town Centre and Ti Rakau Bridge, including the Reeves Road Flyover. We would like more time to review all the feedback on the proposed design between Ti Rakau Bridge and Botany Town Centre. We will meet at the end of March to decide on the preferred design.
In March and April 2022, we held 3 online and one in-person community meetings. These meetings followed community consultation on the proposed design for the busway in late 2021.
In May 2022, we held 2 in-person community information pop-in sessions. These sessions gave the community more opportunities to talk directly with the Eastern Busway Alliance.
There will be opportunities to have your say in 2022 while we develop the preferred design and move towards the consent stage of the project.
We'll also schedule local pop-in sessions and meetings with the project team this year.
Artist impression of a bus station on Ti Rakau Drive, November 2021
Project overview
The Eastern Busway will connect Botany, Pakuranga, and neighbouring suburbs to the rail network in Panmure.
The busway will include new stations at Pakuranga and Botany with three stations in between them, cycling and walking connections, urban design enhancements, revitalised town centres, and initiatives to improve traffic flow.
The Reeves Road Flyover between Pakuranga Road and Waipuna Bridge will reduce traffic congestion in the Pakuranga town centre and improve journey time and reliability.
When the busway is complete, you’ll be able to travel by bus and train between Botany and Britomart in 40 minutes, which is 20 minutes quicker than now.
