Pavlovich Coachlines has officially opened its new Westgate bus depot in northwest Auckland.
Mayor Phil Goff joined company chief executive Bernard Pavlovich and team in helping cut the ribbon to the new facility.
This 12,000 square metre site is strategically located 1.4km from the planned terminus of the northwest Interim Busway currently under construction.
Over three years in planning and construction, the new site provides housing for over 100 buses and coaches and all associated services.
Pavlovich Coachlines is the largest New Zealand-owned coach and bus operator in Auckland.
“The impending large scale capital investments by Auckland Transport into the first stages of the long overdue northwest busway also require significant capital investments from their bus operator partners to provide for the buses, drivers and depot facilities to support the long term infrastructure,” Bernard Pavlovich says.
“This extremely important facility will provide an ideal base for the impending Western Express (WX) bus service commencing in 2023 and has been designed to allow for a full transition to electric buses to align with Auckland Transport’s decarbonisation goals,” he adds.
