The Local - Mt VictoriaProposed changes to bus route 2 (that goes through Mt Victoria) would see an all-electric articulated bus service from 2027, according to the city and regional councils.
Articulated (long ‘bendy’) buses are needed to provide additional capacity on the busy route as double decker buses don’t fit through the Karori and Seatoun tunnels.
Consultation on the design changes will take place in November and construction is expected to be complete by the middle of next year.
Previous discussion on bendy buses had introduced the controversial idea that one or two bus stops in Mt Victoria may need to be removed, along with the pedestrian refuge at the corner of Brougham and Pirie Streets.
However local city councillors Iona Pannett and Nicola Young say that is not on the cards for now, and in fact the changes may see improvements made to the pedestrian refuge.
“They (Greater Wellington and the Wellington City Council) are also trying to minimise the amount of car-parking loss as they make the bus stops bigger to accommodate the longer buses,” Pannett says.
The councillors say they emphasised the need for thorough consultation with residents.
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