Pakuranga | Botany

Shane Ellison, Chief Executive Transport By Email: [email protected]

1 May 2020

Dear Shane,

We are writing to you on behalf of the East Auckland community regarding the AMETI/Eastern Busway project.

A key component of the Eastern Busway has been the Reeves Road Flyover connecting Pakuranga Road with the Pakuranga Highway. However, according to Auckland Transports ‘Indicative Project Scope’ released to the market this week it is not a required component of this project.

The Reeves Road Flyover serves two important purposes: 1. It improves the traffic flow in and around the Pakuranga Plaza, one of the most congested parts of Auckland. 2. It grade separates the traffic at the intersection of Reeves Road and Ti Rakau Drive to ensure that the proposed Eastern Busway does not compete with the traffic accessing the Pakuranga Highway.

According to the ‘Indicative Project Scope’, which has been released to the market for expressions of interest, the Reeves Road Flyover is no longer a required component of the project. Instead the project scope requires: 1. Improved access between Pakuranga Road and Pakuranga Highway to reduce general traffic loads through and about the Pakuranga town centre; and 2. A grade separated Busway/Ti Rakau Dr & Reeves Road intersection (currently assumed to be the Reeves Road Flyover).

The Reeves Road Flyover has always been a critical component of the AMETI/Eastern Busway project, committed to in the Auckland Transport Alignment Project, the Auckland Regional Land Transport Plan (2018-2028), and by the Minister of Transport in answers to Parliamentary Written Questions in August last year.

The East Auckland community has been promised a Reeves Road Flyover and expects a Reeves Road Flyover to be delivered. We request confirmation that the Flyover will be a required component of the Eastern Busway in the formal procurement process which starts later this month.

Kind regards,

Simeon Brown National Party MP for Pakuranga National Party Candidate for Botany [email protected] | 09 572 0000 [email protected] | 0800 628 268 Authorised by S Brown, 120A Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga, Auckland