* New Zealand - War over lane as busway opens
Plans to close a key bus lane in Takapuna when buses start using the $295 million Northern Busway on Saturday have raised a political firestormAuckland,New Zealand -The New Zealand Herald, by Mathew Dearnaley -December 05, 2007: -- ... Furious North Shore City Council members, spurred on by Mayor Andrew Williams, are demanding Transit NZ keep open a buses-only motorway on-ramp at the head of the 1km bus lane along busy Esmonde Rd... They were shocked at a committee meeting yesterday to learn of plans by Transit - in partnership with their own officers and the Auckland Regional Transport Authority - to close the ramp and lane and require buses to make a right-turn into the new Akoranga bus station... (Photo by Dean Purcell: Jan O'Connor predicts transport chaos if cars and trucks reclaim the bus lane )
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