With bus passenger numbers on the rise, Greater Wellington Regional Council says another route through the central city is now a matter of urgency.<\/p>\n
There was a \u201creal opportunity\u201d because both the Wellington city council and the regional council were agreed on the need to increase capacity for buses. \\
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\nThe ambition was for work to start on a second bus spine by the end of the year, Nash said, so that it could start being added to bus routes before the end of 2025. The most likely location for the second spine was northbound along the Harbour Quays and southbound along Featherston St.<\/p>\n
With increasing bus patronage and the regional council turning its focus to buses after the demise of the light rail project, the Golden Mile was \u201clog-jammed\u201d and needed another route to take the pressure off,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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