The bus time savings trumpeted by Transport Minister Simeon Brown as he announced plans including two new Wellington tunnels are dependent on a project his government is no longer funding.
“Those travelling on the Number 1 bus between Island Bay and the Railway Station are forecast to save 9 minutes during morning peak times, while those on the number two bus between Miramar and the CBD will notice a saving of 11 minutes on their journeys,” Brown said when he released the preferred Waka Kotahi/New Zealand Transport Agency options for Wellington traffic congestion in early November.
