Fifteen new bus shelters will be built around Whanganui with $1.1 million in funding secured from Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency.
The project is a collaboration between Whanganui District Council and Horizons Regional Council.
The weatherproof bus stops will feature bike racks, digital information boards and improved accessibility and lighting.
Horizons councillor and chairman of the passenger transport committee, Sam Ferguson, was at the blessing and said the start of work on the bus stops was another positive step in the journey of making public transport more accessible in the region.
“We’re putting 15 stops in, and our normal budget is two stops a year, so this is seven or eight years of investment happening in one year,” Ferguson said.
Once the stops were completed, he hoped they would make the Whanganui service more comfortable.
