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AMETI overview
Panmure stage open day
Local residents, businesses and people that visit Panmure have the opportunity to find out more and provide comment on aspects of the Panmure Corridor stage of the AMETI project at an upcoming community open day.
Panmure is the first stage of AMETI to be progressed - and involves completing the detailed design and consenting work for the corridor from Panmure Bridge to Panmure Town Centre and through to Merton Road.
This open day will provide technical and visual displays and the opportunity to discuss the project with members of the project team.
You’ll also have the chance to comment on particular aspects of the Panmure Corridor stage of AMETI.
When: Saturday, 29 May 2010, 10am to 3pm
Where: Panmure Community Hall, 7 to 13 Pilkington Road, Panmure
There will be two presentations during the day - at 10.30am and 1pm.
We look forward to seeing you at the open day.
The Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) is a regional priority, jointly managed by Auckland and Manukau city councils and ARTA.
AMETI is an integrated package of transport improvements including passenger transport, walking and cycling improvements and new street linkages to cater for expected growth and to enhance connectivity.
This project will improve the efficiency of business and freight transport by road, and significantly increase the number of people travelling by bus and train. AMETI will enhance walking and cycling in the areas it serves, as well as making them safer for users.
AMETI will also support the growth of industry and jobs. It will help catalyse growth in business areas – such as the Tamaki Innovation Precinct. It is a transport scheme that supports planning for growth and acceleration of such growth in Glen Innes, Panmure, Mt Wellington, and Sylvia Park in Auckland city, and Pakuranga, Flat Bush and East Tamaki in Manukau city.
AMETI will be progressed in a series of areas:
The AMETI project will delivery the following benefits:
- Increased passenger transport by bus and rail
- More walking and cycling facilities
- Travel plans for schools and businesses (e.g. walking school buses)
- Road upgrades and new linkages (this includes enhancing intersections, building bridges, and extending bus lanes) to primarily assist the movement of passenger transport
AMETI will enable freight and business vehicles to move more easily, with good connections to ports, airports and motorways.
Improved quality of life is an underlying principle of AMETI. The project will provide easier access to jobs, shops, education, social services and recreation.
AMETI is also designed to support town planning (and potentially zoning or use changes) in areas such as the Tamaki Innovation Precinct. The principle behind this is that well-planned transport leads to optimal, more focused, carefully planned residential, commercial and retail development around main arterial roads.
Latest progress
In July 2007, Auckland and Manukau city councils endorsed the $1 billion plus package (estimate – 2009 figures) of integrated transport improvements for the east of Auckland between Glen Innes and Manukau city (known as AMETI)
Auckland and Manukau City councils have both made provision for AMETI’s initial phases in their draft 10-year funding plans (Auckland City Council $345 million and Manukau City Council $177 million).
AMETI has been endorsed by the New Zealand Transport Agency Board, and has the acceptance of the Auckland Transition Agency.
In 2008-2009, the AMETI project was peer reviewed and a revised, staged approach was agreed as more affordable – with a longer timeframe overall (2009-2031), but accelerating a number of vital elements. Some passenger transport, roading and other improvements have been brought forward so that construction can be undertaken between 2012–2016.
More than 50 per cent of the funding for the early construction parts of the project will also come from the New Zealand Transport Agency.