About the notice of requirement
NoR lodged by Auckland Transport for a new designation to widen a number of existing roads to provide for a Bus Rapid Transit corridor and walking and cycling facilities.
Key features of the proposal include:
- a dedicated Bus Rapid Transit corridor, centre-running for the majority of the corridor along Te Irirangi Drive, Great South Road, Ronwood Avenue, Manukau Station Road, Lambie Drive, and Puhinui Road. West-running on Davies Avenue along the edge of Hayman Park
- Bus Rapid Transit stations at Dawson Road, Diorella Drive, Ronwood Avenue, Manukau Station, and the corner of Lambie Drive and Puhinui Road Station.
- walking and cycling facilities on both sides of the corridor
- priority access for fire engine movements across the Bus Rapid Transit corridor at Papatoetoe Fire Station
- new signalised intersections at Mitre 10 and Bunnings Warehouse, Lambie Drive and Ronwood Avenue, and Puhinui Road and Plunket Avenue
- swales and wetlands
- areas for construction related activities including yards, site compounds, and bridge and structure works.
The NoR is being sought as part of the Airport to Botany Bus Rapid Transit project to provide for a dedicated Bus Rapid Transit corridor and high quality walking and cycling facilities.
Status
Lodged on 9 December 2022.
Notified on 10 March 2023.
Submissions close Midnight on 11 April 2023.
Recommendation notified on 18 December 2023.
Decision notified on 08 March 2024.
Appeals closed on 02 April 2024.
Confirmed, plan updated on 14 November 2025.