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Eastern Busway — Pakuranga to Botany
Auckland Transport / Waka Kotahi · Auckland
Dedicated bus rapid transit corridor from Pakuranga to Botany, via Highland Park. First stage (Pakuranga to Highland Park) under construction. Includes pedestrian/cycle paths. Transforms travel times across eastern Auckland.
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88/100 · Very likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
Funding statusweight 30%
Delivery stageweight 25%
Election / policy riskweight 20%
Govt priority alignmentweight 12%
Project scaleweight 8%
Delivery agencyweight 5%
Key facts
- Region
- Auckland
- Sector
- Transport
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $1.4b
- Indicative completion
- 2027
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Auckland Transport / Waka Kotahi
- Election risk
- Low
Election risk assessment
Under construction with committed funding. Roads-focused National government supports busways.
Government priority alignment
MEDIUM — Bus rapid transit — busways are retained under GPS though wider PT is deprioritised.
Chronology
- 2012Eastern Busway identified in Auckland's Integrated Transport Programme as priority corridor
- 2018Business case approved; Pakuranga to Highland Park confirmed as first stage
- 2020NLTF funding committed. Detailed design begins
- 2022Construction begins on Pakuranga to Highland Park section
- 2025Stage 1 (Pakuranga–Highland Park) expected to open
- 2027Full busway to Botany expected to complete