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Silverdale Bus Priority Lane Bylaw

This consultation closed on Friday 2 May 2025.

The Silverdale Bus Priority Lane (Northbound) project will make journeys for people on buses faster and more reliable by providing a wider emergency stopping lane that will be used as a bus priority lane between 3pm-7pm, Monday to Friday.

This requires an amendment to the NZ Transport Agency Traffic Controls on State Highways Bylaw 2017-14 to become legal and enforceable.

The specific updates into the bylaw are:

  • A new emergency stopping lane (needed to ensure that traffic is not permitted to drive in the new lane at any stage, including outside of the bus priority lane operating hours).
  • A new lane that will operate as a bus priority lane between the hours of 3pm-7pm, Monday to Friday.
  • A new lane that general traffic will not be permitted to use except in emergency situations.

The proposed new, wider emergency stopping lane and bus priority lane is outlined in the map below.

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Silverdale Bus Priority Lane (Northbound)

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