The Westgate Bus Station in Auckland is set to start work this week, with a contract awarded to HEB Construction to start a package of enabling works.
Main construction is anticipated to begin in mid-2025, with the new station aiming to provide better connections between local bus and Western Express (WXI) services to Auckland city.
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The Westgate station will also form an important part of the government’s wider plans to deliver a busway alongside State Highway 16 from Brigham Creek to Auckland City through the Northwest Rapid Transit project.
“With more than 100,000 extra people expected to be living in the northwest of Auckland by 2051, we need to provide more reliable public transport choices that reduce travel times and congestion in Auckland,” transport minister Simeon Brown says.
“The enabling works getting underway for the new Westgate bus station include bulk earthworks to provide a level platform to build the new station on, debris removal, site compound establishment and fencing, and utility works, including storm water line construction and other connections.
“The NZ Transport Agency expects a construction contract for the station to be awarded by mid-2025, with works beginning soon after and completed in mid-2026. When complete the new Westgate station will replace the temporary bus stop on Kedgley Road.”
Brown says the government is committed to delivering a rapid transit system that will support urban development and housing growth in the northwest of Auckland.
“It’s great to see work on this important project starting to get underway.”
The Westgate Bus Station project is funded by the Government’s Infrastructure Reference Group (IRG) to enable advance delivery of the local portion of the Westgate Bus Station.
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