Eastern Busway final leg to Botany now funded!

Great news - Auckland Transport and NZTA have confirmed that the Eastern Busway will be completed through to Botany!

The final section of busway to be built from Tī Rākau Drive through Whakamaumahara Guys Reserve was previously unfunded, with a plan to provide an interim bus route in general traffic for the final section where Tī Rākau Drive meets Botany Town Centre.

NZTA and Auckland Council have confirmed $101 million in funding to enable construction of the Botany link route at Whakamaumahara Guys Reserve. Significant overall programme savings and efficient delivery have helped contribute towards the funding.

This is great news - the missing leg was not a great outcome for the project or East Auckland. To achieve the goal of providing congestion free, reliable public transport connection we needed this last leg. And now we're getting it!

It's important to note that this still doesn't include the final station at Botany - this will be delivered through the separate Airport to Botany Project (which also isn't fully funded).

As a long time supporter of this project, I'm thrilled to see this decision. The project team have shown that they know how to design and build complex infrastructure effectively and efficiently so they're the perfect team to deliver it.

You can learn more about this important project on their website: www.easternbusway.nz