Request for Busway Alternative Costs to Light Rail
Tony Randle made this Official Information request to Auckland Transport
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From: Tony Randle
Dear Auckland Transport,
A recent article on Stuff titled "Auckland to find out later this year whether it gets a light rail system" (http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/80638937...) included the following statements including comments from Auckland Transport's chief strategy officer Peter Clark:
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"Out of that… we really strongly believed that light rail was the best way of solving the bus congestion on those routes which were not served by the rail network."
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The final decision for Auckland will hinge on light rail, "or is there some surface bus-based mass transit solution that would be able to provide the same capacity and service levels as light rail, and the jury's still out there", he said.
Light rail is expensive.
The initial route proposed from the city centre down Dominion Road will cost about $1 billion, and Auckland Transport is also looking at routes on Sandringham, Mt Eden and Manukau Roads.
It's considered different options, including extending traditional bus rapid transit such as the Northern Busway, and a surface system using technology which enables the buses to run within a few centimetres of each other.
But building more busways would require an underground bus station and tunnels in the city centre and cost between $5b and $9bn, Clark said.
It's also looked at systems such as in Rouen, France, where optically guided buses follow a line painted on the road.
However there are suggestions the technology is not working well and may be pulled out, Clark said.
In addition it would require a lot of strengthening of the roads, which would have to be done for light rail anyway.
The final decision for Auckland will hinge on light rail, "or is there some surface bus-based mass transit solution that would be able to provide the same capacity and service levels as light rail, and the jury's still out there", he said.
"We haven't found anything yet."
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I would like a copy of the background information to statements by Auckland Transport in this article.
1) Can I please have a copy of the detailed costing and supporting report that support the statement that "initial route proposed from the city centre down Dominion Road will cost about $1 billion" ?
2) Can I please have a copy of the report that shows "building more busways would require an underground bus station and tunnels in the city centre and cost between $5b and $9bn" ?
3) Can I please have a copy of the detailed cost estimate supports the cost outlined int he statement that "building more busways would require an underground bus station and tunnels in the city centre and cost between $5b and $9bn" ?
4) Can I please have a copy of any reports and/or analysis that match the predicted future PT capacity to Light Rail and to options of "surface bus-based mass transit solution" that shows Light Rail can deliver the required capacity and bus-based solutions cannot ?
If the information is held in electronic form, I would prefer it was provided in its complete and original electronic format. I would also prefer that any response be via the FYI web site.
Yours faithfully,
Tony Randle
From: CustomerLiaison (AT)
Auckland Transport
Dear Mr Randle
Thank you for contacting Auckland Transport on 10 June 2016 requesting
background information relating to Auckland Transport’s comments published
on Stuff in respect of a light rail system.
Please find attached an acknowledgement for information requested under
the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
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From: Tony Randle
Dear CustomerLiaison (AT),
Can you please provide me with an update to my request on the 10th of June about Buwsay alternative costs including when I may expect to receive any substantive response from Auckland Transport ?
Yours sincerely,
Tony Randle
From: CustomerLiaison (AT)
Auckland Transport
Dear Mr Randle
With reference to your request of 10 June 2016 made under the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, we regret to advise
that further time is needed.
Therefore under Section 14(1)(b) of the LGOIMA, Auckland Transport is
extending the response time to 22 July 2016. This is because internal
consultation is required prior to the release of the requested
information.
You have the right in accordance with section 27(3) of the LGOIMA to make
a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsmen about this extension.
If you have any further queries, please contact me on (09) 355 3553 during
business hours, quoting Local Government Official Information request
number CAS-318553-J0Y5G7.
Kind regards
Susana Fuiono | Customer Liaison Advisor
Customer Liaison Team
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From: CustomerLiaison (AT)
Auckland Transport
Dear Mr Randle
With reference to your request for information submitted to Auckland
Transport on 10 June 2016 under the Local Government Official Information
and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA), we wish to advise that the response is
awaiting approval for the release of information.
We anticipate that you should receive your response no later than 26 July
2016.
We sincerely apologise and advise that you have the right in accordance
with section 27(3) of the LGOIMA to make a complaint to the Office of the
Ombudsmen about this delay.
If you have any further queries please contact the writer quoting Official
Information request number CAS-318553-J0Y5G7.
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From: CustomerLiaison (AT)
Auckland Transport
Dear Mr Randle
Thank you for your request for background information relating to Auckland
Transport’s comments published on Stuff in respect of a light rail system.
Please find attached a response for information requested under the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Kind regards
Susana Fuiono | Customer Liaison Advisor [3]Description: Description:
Description: Description:
Customer Liaison Team Description: Description:
Private Bag 92250, Auckland 1142 Description: Description:
Description: Description:
P 09 355 3553 Description: Email-Signature
E [email address]
[1]www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz |
[2]www.AT.govt.nz
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immediately by return email, facsimile or telephone (call us collect) and
delete this email. Thank you. Phone: +64 9 355 3553 or Fax: +64 9 355
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THIS EMAIL OR TO ANY ATTACHMENTS AFTER TRANSMISSION FROM AUCKLAND
TRANSPORT. Nothing in this email designates an information system for the
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