Key transport routes and services around Auckland remain under pressure after last month’s extreme weather as students return to school.
Auckland commuters have lambasted the city’s “unreliable, stressful and embarrassing” public transport network as it remains plagued by delays and cancellations.
It comes on top of “significant existing challenges” such as the ongoing bus driver and ferry crew shortages, a spokesperson for Auckland Transport (AT) said.
Some boats were damaged in last week’s deadly storm and ferry operators are short of 45 crew members. The weather also also scattered debris throughout waterways.
One West Auckland resident has told the *Herald* his train to the central city takes almost twice as long as it did two weeks ago, with slips still affecting rail services.
The recent floods “extensively” damaged Auckland’s rail and road network, the AT spokesperson said, and workers have been clearing slips, fixing roads and rerouting bus services.
