Central Connector, Auckland

The Central Connector (formerly called Auckland Central Transit Corridor), is a bus route (mooted as a potential future light rail route)[1] between Britomart Transport Centre in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand, and the commercial suburb of Newmarket.

It was expected to improve journey times by about 14 minutes for around 2,600 buses per week, about 65,000 passengers daily.

[4][5][6] In November 2007 John Banks, the Mayor of Auckland City, ordered a review of the project as part of his promised crackdown on rate increases.

Grafton Bridge is closed to private vehicle traffic during the day, creating a bus lane in each direction between 7am-7pm.

[9] Most of the streets en route received substantial overhauls, with, for example, relaid footpaths.

The route of the Central Connector. The light blue section shows the area of major street upgrades that occurred as part of the project.
Grafton Bridge , which is part of the main public transport connection between the Auckland CBD and Newmarket and many eastern/southeastern suburbs.
Preparatory work during the construction period outside Auckland Hospital in July 2008 (as roads are only rarely reconstructed, underground services were also upgraded as part of the project).
A bus on Symonds Street, after the upgrade.