Extracts from the pdf downloadable here
At the Waikanae Community Board meeting on 31 July 2017 the Board considered a request by GWRC to introduce a number of new bus stops as part of proposed service changes for Waikanae and the wider Kapiti area.
The board considered the merits of the proposal against the concern expressed by some residents in Waikanae East to the proposals. After much deliberation the Board decided to not support any of the recommend changes made by GWRC and no new bus stops were approved. The Board requested that GWRC investigate further need for the stops in Waikanae East.
These new bus stops are proposed to go live from 15 July 2018, alongside the amended Kapiti Line off-peak rail timetables, new operating contracts and changes to Metlink fares, including the introduction of the new Snapper bus card.
The following bus stop locations were chosen for their proximity to existing and potential customers, and spacing along the proposed route. GWRC has commissioned an independent safety review of the proposed bus stop locations, and have undertaken consultation with nearby residents of each of the proposed bus stops (note: some bus stops have not been amended or had new consultation undertaken as they received full support from neighbouring properties in the original consultation in 2017).
Waikanae East (route 281):
Location 1: in the vicinity of 9 Winara Avenue (bus stop #1634)
Location 2: in the vicinity of 8 Winara Avenue (bus stop #1626)
Location 3: in the vicinity of 62 Winara Avenue (bus stop #1627)
Location 4: in the vicinity of 94 Winara Avenue (bus stop #1628)
Location 5: in the vicinity of 134 Winara Avenue (bus stop #1629)
Location 6: in the vicinity of 39 Kotare Street (bus stop #1631)
Location 7: in the vicinity of 22 Kereru Street (bus stop #1632)
Ngaio Road (route 281):
Location 8: in the vicinity of 34 Ngaio Road (bus stop #1630)
Te Moana Road (route 280):
Location 9: in the vicinity of 463A Te Moana Road (bus stop #1623)
Location 10: in the vicinity of 460 Te Moana Road (bus stop #1637)
My how Te Moana road has changed.
It used to be just cars (and quiet a lot of them) streaming up to SH1 with a few I guess going to the village center. During the EWY construction these were joined with trucks trucks and more trucks.
Now the EWY has fired up most of the cars have gone, with just a few coming up to the shops. But the cars have been replaced with delivery trucks to and from the EWY – a helavalot more trucks that when construction was ongoing.
But wait there’s more. The WRC started running its buses up and down the road. This means that from about 5:30am till late late there is a bus, traveling up or down, passing the properties every 10 minutes.
The noise characteristic of the old buses is only surpassed by the toxic fumes spewing out of the old dilapidated engines.
Had the WRC realised this and just said stuff the residents? Certainly they don’t seem to be interested i debating the situation.
But does this mean that the KCDC will asphalt the 3 remaining bits of chip on the road? Doubtful.