Wellington may soon be using “bendy” buses – already phased out in several cities due to safety and functionality issues – to help solve a unique problem.
While double decker buses are widely across the city, they’re absent in Karori for one reason – they can’t fit through the tunnel.
The Greater Wellington Regional Council is keen to increase passenger capacity on the number 2 route with vehicles able to traverse the capital’s oldest road tunnel.
Metlink group manager Samantha Gain confirmed articulated buses – those fitted with a joint covered by accordion-shaped weatherproofing to increase manoeuvrability – were among the options councillors would be briefed in early August.
