BUS SERVICE - NEWLANDS, PAPARANG!, JOHNSONVlKE, CHURTON PARK PRoPmEDNEwBusrsANDAND

The Wellington Reglonal Council and Newlands Avenue (Newlands College end) and Helston Road to Coach Service (1998) Ltd are working on major Johnsbnviile Station. changes to the area’s bus services and seek your Option f3 comments. (In association with Route 56 Option 6): The changes are being proposed in order to extend From Guadeloupe Crescent via Mark Avenue, Beazley the bus services into newly established areas and Avenue (Newlands College end), Bracken Road, to make the services easier to understand and to Stewart Drive to Johnsonville Station. use. Newlands The main Newlands route described be- Once the routes have been agreed upon, the Wel- low will have its terminus at Johnsonville Station. lington City Council will *advertise the proposed lo- All Wellington-bound buses will run via either Helston cations for bus stops along the new. routes. Road or Stewart Drive to Newlands Mall, then via PLEASE NOTE THESE PROPOSALS ARE DIFFERENT Baytands Loop (which will be extended to include FROM THOSE DESCRIBED IN-THE NORTHERN SUB- Somes Crescent and possibly Dress Circle) then to URBS COMMUNITY DIRECTORY. DISTRIBUTED RE- Wellington via Horokiwi Road and Newlands Road. CENTLY: . In the opposite direction, buses will run from Services will operate to and from Courtenay Place Courtenay Place via Dixon Street, Manners Street. at all times - Brandon Street will no longer be used. Willis Street, Lambton Quay, Thorndon Quay. Hutt Proposed routes 53, 54 and 55 below will all be the Road, Ngauranga Gorge, Newlands Road, Baylands same between Johnsonville Statipn and Courtenay Loop, Horokiwi Road to Newlands Mall, then either Place. In peak periods most services will run through Stewart Drive or Helston Road to Johnsonville Sta- to Courtenay Place via Ngauranga Gorge, Hutt Road, eon. Thorndon Quay, Lambton Quay, Willis Street and Cuba Johnsonville via Newlands (Route 56) Street. At other times some passengers will need Option A to transfer between buses in order to complete their (in association with Route 55 Option A): iourney to and from Wellington. From Johnsonville Station via Stewart Drive. Padnell Johnscinville West (Route 53) Crescent, Trebann St, Bracken Road, Baylands LOOP. From top of McLintock Street via Truscott Ave, Cortina Newlands Road. then standard route to COUrtenaY Ave. Erris Street, lronside Road, Branscombe Street, Place. Ohariu Road, Bassett Road to Johnsonville Station. Option B The interpeak Johnsonville Shopper will no longer, (in association with Route 55 Option B): serve this area. From Johnsonville Station via Helston Road. Bracken Road. Churton Park via Johnsonville {Route 54) then the same as Option A. From Johnsonville Station via Middleton Road. In peak periods Route 56 (Newlands) will be supplemented Halswater Drive, Burbank Crescent, Lakewood Drive, by Route 57 (Woodridge via Newiands) which wilt start at Westchester Drive, Amesbury Drive, Erlestoke Cres- the new bus turnaround in Kentwood Drive. Woodridge will cent. Waverton Terrace, Westchester Ddve, Halswater also be served between 9am and 3pm on weekdays by the Drive, Abilene Crescent, Cambrian St, Chisbury St, extended Johnsonville Shopper service Chorley Grove, Hawtrey Terrace, Bassett Road, to Johnsonville Shopper (Route 50) Johnsonville Station. Circular Route - it is proposed (9am - 3pm Monday to Friday only): that all buses, including school buses will operate in Woodridge - Quigley, Chapman and Salford Streets - an anti-clockwise circuit at all times, rather than re- Johnsonville and Johnsonville - Raroa - Malvina Ma- tersing in the afternoon as it does at present. jor Retirement Village - Broadmeadows Grenada Village via Jofmsonville and Johnsonville-Porirua (Route 59) Paparangi (Route 55) Improved frequencies, better train connections at Option A Porirua. and extension to Whitireia Polytechnic are :in association with Route 56 Option A): being considered for this service. %om Guadeloupe Crescent via Mark Avenue, Beazley

*-JO If you have any comments on these proposals, please contact us by: Post: Public Transport Department Phone: 384 5708 2 %’ I- r Wellington Regional Council Fax: 802 0352 AA B 142-146 Wakefield Street Emailz [email protected] i 2 PO Box 11646 WELLINGTON z 2 I