Dominion Road 2016

Introduction and background | What does the project involve | Timing | Funding | How will you be affected? | Maps of Dominion Road | Next steps

Introduction and background

Auckland City Council completed the legal process to protect Dominion Road as a key passenger transport route in 2004. Parts of Dominion Road will be widened over 12 years to enable bus services to be improved gradually.

Dominion Road is an arterial route and a key transport corridor in Auckland, stretching between the fringe of the CBD and Mt Roskill. It is also a major passenger transport route, carrying 50,000 bus passengers per week.

Buses now transport almost half the people travelling along Dominion Road towards the city every morning at peak times. The widening project aims to build on this success by continuing to invest in the route as Auckland grows and more people use the road.

Better bus stopping facilities, including more information, will further improve public transport along the route. Quality pavements, tree planting, new street lighting and furniture will make Dominion Road a safer and more enjoyable place to live in and move through.

The benefits

• Provision of efficient, alternative transport choices will lead to a cleaner and healthier environment to live in.
• Wider bus lanes will ensure buses and cyclists experience as little conflict with general traffic as possible.
• Streetscape improvements, such as lighting, furniture, trees and pavements will make Dominion Road an attractive and safe place for people and businesses.

The vision for Dominion Road

Imagine Dominion Road as a great place to live on and travel on. The Dominion Road 2016 project will protect the road as a high quality passenger transport route where catching a bus will be a good travel choice. At the same time, the road will be upgraded and its distinctive villages revitalised so they again become the vibrant focus of their communities.

Improved passenger transport and an upgraded street will:

• establish Dominion Road as a place to stop and linger, rather than pass through
• make the street and properties on and around it more attractive
• ensure Dominion Road's neighbourhoods are safe places for people and businesses.