Extra funding for loop bus to boost passenger numbers

Two new stops are being added to the 999 loop – one outside Woolworths, inset, currently under construction, plus one outside Warkworth Medical Centre to replace the stop at the top of Percy Street – see red spots. Warkworth’s 999 loop bus trial needs a marketing boost to publicise its benefits and increase passenger uptake, Rodney Local Board members heard last month. Auckland Transport (AT) principal service network planner Dave Hilson told a workshop on November 19 that passenger numbers for the half-hourly service were below target for AT to take over future funding, which currently comes ...