Weekend street closures and bus changes

From this weekend for the rest of the Rugby World Cup there will be significantly more streets closed to traffic than had been originally planned. From midday Friday until late Sunday, the following streets will be either completely closed to traffic or only open to some traffic:

 I’m quite fond of this idea, being someone who generally likes streets being for pedestrians rather than cars. However, there will be some impact on bus services – due to this area also being Auckland’s main bus hub.

Full details of the changes to bus stops is available to read through here.

But in summary for the main routes:

Tamaki Drive buses – shift from Tyler Street to Commerce Street by the post shop: 

The Airport bus will not start its run at Britomart, but rather outside the Deloitte Centre building: 

A large number of West Auckland buses will start their run on Albert Street rather than in QEII square:

City Link services will stop in Customs Street: either Customs Street east for services terminating at Britomart or Customs Street West for services continuing on to the Wynyard Quarter.

Mt Eden Road bus services will use the stop they used to use – up until the recent bus route changes:

In one of the potentially most disruptive changes, Northern Express services will shift onto Albert Street to begin their run. I hope they can board quickly there otherwise there’s going to be some pretty nasty congestion around this intersection. 

Birkenhead Transport buses will not be able to use their usual stop on Lower Albert Street, so passengers will need to wander further up Albert Street:

North Shore services that usually begin their run outside the Civic will also shift onto Albert Street.

There are a number of other changes that will impact on express services this evening – so check the MAXX website for details on those. As a general rule of thumb, it seems that if you usually catch your bus around the Britomart area, try the next stop the bus usually stops at on its outbound trip and you should be OK. In some cases, like for Mt Eden Road and Northern Express services, temporary stops fairly close by have been implemented – although I would expected services to be pretty slow.

The MAXX site also notes that other buses which leave from around the Britomart Precinct are likely to experience delays. I think that’s pretty likely too – especially at peak times on Friday evenings.

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