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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Below are a series of questions and answers related to AMETI.
FAQ overview
- What is AMETI?
- Who is involved in AMETI?
- Where is the AMETI project area?
- Why is AMETI needed?
- What will AMETI do?
- Will AMETI solve congestion problems now experienced in the area?
- How much new road is planned?
- The west is getting a motorway – why not the east?
- Why do you need to improve and build more roads? Why can’t you just improve passenger transport or walking and cycling facilities in the area?
- How many properties will be affected?
- How much will AMETI cost?
- Is AMETI affordable?
- Will there be more consultation on AMETI?
What is AMETI?
The Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) is a project to improve transport infrastructure and services that the areas both sides of the Tamaki River, between Glen Innes and Manukau City centre, over the next 15 years or so.Who is involved in AMETI?
AMETI involves Auckland and Manukau city councils and the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) working together to create integrated transport solutions for the area.Where is the AMETI project area?
The project area comprises both sides of the Tamaki River between Glen Innes in the north and Manukau City centre in the south. It focuses on three key transport routes:- Glen Innes to State Highway 1, via Mt Wellington Highway
- Panmure to Pakuranga
- Pakuranga to Manukau city centre
Why is AMETI needed?
The AMETI area includes Glen Innes, Panmure, Pakuranga, Botany and Flat Bush – all areas that will provide many more homes for Auckland’s growing population. The area also includes growing employment areas – East Tamaki, Sylvia Park and Mt Wellington. Also there is the University of Auckland’s expanding Tamaki Campus. Just outside the area is the new Highfields business park.With the right sort of transport system in place, it’s forecast that the areas both sides of the Tamaki River can accommodate 70,000 more people and another 30,000 jobs.
What will AMETI do?
Once fully implemented, AMETI is expected to:- make taking a bus or train as efficient and as attractive as driving
- make it safe and pleasant to walk and cycle
- enable people to get to jobs, schools, universities, shops, health services and recreation without using a car
- make neighbourhoods safer and more attractive by removing inappropriate traffic and upgrading the look and feel of roads
- provide businesses and industries with efficient connections to the Southern Motorway
Will AMETI solve congestion problems now experienced in the area?
Traffic will flow better than it does now. However, the total number of vehicles on the roads in the area is unlikely to reduce significantly. This is because growth within and just outside the area is continually adding traffic.It's expected that 16,000 more people will use passenger transport within 20 years. But traffic volumes will still increase.
Also, more people will cycle or walk locally because local streets will be safer and more pleasant. This will include more walking school buses and other sustainable ways of getting around.
How much new road is planned?
A major piece of new road will be an arterial link between Van Dammes Lagoon and Merton Road in Glen Innes. A new local road will also be built from Waipuna Road, to intersect with Mt Wellington Highway at Triangle Road. Other roads will be widened and a new bridge across the Tamaki River is proposed.All of the additional road capacity is focused on improving passenger transport, walking and cycling.
The west is getting a motorway – why not the east?
A feature of travel patterns in the AMETI area is the large proportion of trips that never leave the area. Another is the many different directions that people travel. This sort of travel is best served by a better local road network.Why do you need to improve and build more roads? Why can’t you just improve passenger transport or walking and cycling facilities in the area?
Buses, cyclists and pedestrians also need roads. AMETI’s priority is better roads for passenger transport, walking and cycling – not more vehicles. All new streets will accommodate some of the following: bus lanes, bus stops, cycle lanes and better footpaths. In addition, new streets are designed to provide a more connected network so that the areas in AMETI can be more easily accessed.How many properties will be affected?
As at July 2007, it is estimated that around 340 properties in Auckland city’s area and 100 in Manukau city’s area will be affected. They are a mix of residential and business properties. These include properties that are only partially affected – such as where part of a driveway is needed for example.Most of the properties would be affected as a result of passenger transport and cycling proposals.