Auckland Transport’s plans to divert more buses through Grafton is getting a negative response from local residents.
Auckland Transport (AT) is proposing to divert all existing bus traffic from Khyber Pass Road onto Park Road, abandoning earlier work that would have seen Khyber Pass Road upgraded to handle increased public transport.
Grafton residents, however, are up in arms over the plans to increase traffic through their area.
“Our residents regard it as a high priority to make Grafton Bridge and Park Road safe for cyclists and pedestrians,” Jacqui Wilkinson, transport spokesperson for the Grafton Residents Association says.
“The residents support the principles behind the new network, but feel our community, Auckland Hospital and the University of Auckland are already well served by the nearly 400 buses Park Road gets each day,” Wilkinson says.
