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Orbiter (Oa)

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Greers Rd stops impacted Weet-Bix tryathlon – no detour

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23 February 2025

23 February 2025

On Sunday 23rd February for 1 day some Orbiter stops will be impacted on Greers Rd due to the Weet-Bix Tryathlon event until approximately 6pm. 

Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

120

Burnside/Spreydon (120)

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Detour for Clyde Rd Weet-Bix Tryathlon road closure

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23 February 2025

23 February 2025

On Sunday 23rd February for 1 day there will be road closures on Clyde Rd due to the Weet-Bix Tryathlon event that will require the Route 120 service to detour from its usual route until approximately 6pm. 

Buses travelling southbound towards Spreydon will follow the normal route along Guildford St, turn right on to Greers Rd, left on to Memorial Ave, left on to Ilam Rd, right on to Ilam Rd and right on to Clyde Rd to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling northbound towards Burnside will follow the normal route along Clyde Rd, turn left on to Ilam Rd, left on to Ilam Rd, right on to Memorial Ave, right on to Greers Rd and left on to Guildford St to resume the normal route. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

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Detour for Clyde Rd

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09 September 2024

Until further notice

From Monday 9th September 2024, there will be long-term road works on Clyde Road that will require the Route 120 service to detour from its usual route for about a year (until at least September 2025).   

Buses travelling southbound towards Spreydon will follow the normal route along Clyde Rd before turning right on to Creyke Rd, left on to Ilam Rd, left on to Riccarton Rd before continuing to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling northbound towards Burnside will not be impacted by this detour. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

For more information about this detour please visit the news page on our website. 

8

Port to Port (Airport to Lyttelton) (8)

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Detour for Electric Ave road closures

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21 February 2025

22 February 2025

On Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd February from 12pm until midnight each day there will be road closures on Rolleston Ave/Park Tce that will require the Route 8 service to detour from its usual route. 

Buses travelling northbound towards the Airport will follow the normal route along Hereford St, turn right on to Montreal St, left on to Victoria St, left on to Bealey Ave and right on to Carlton Mill Rd to resume the normal route. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map here.

Buses travelling southbound towards Lyttleton will follow the normal route along Carlton Mill Rd, turn left on to Bealey Ave, right on to Durham St and left on to Hereford St to resume the normal route. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map here. 

 

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Detour for Wairakei Rd road works – Stage 2

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01 February 2025

Until further notice

From Saturday 1st February there will be road works on Wairakei Rd that will require the Route 8 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling northbound towards the Airport will follow the normal route along Wairakei Rd, turn right on to Blighs Rd, veer left to stay on Blighs Rd, turn left on to Condell Rd, left on to Greers Rd, veer left to stay on Greers Rd and turn right on to Wairakei Rd to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling southbound towards Lyttelton will not be impacted by these works. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

80

Lincoln/Parklands (80)

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Detour for Tuam St road works

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20 February 2025

28 February 2025

From Thursday 20th February for 9 days there will be road works on Tuam St that will require the Route 80 service to detour from its usual route. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards Parklands will follow the normal route along Tuam St before turning left on to Fitzgerald Ave, right on to Cashel St, take the third exit at the roundabout on to Stanmore Rd and left on to Tuam St to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Lincoln will not be impacted by these works. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

74

Sumner to City and Merivale Schools (74)

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Detour for Hereford St road works – no stops impacted

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12 February 2025

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From Wednesday 12th February there will be a road closure on Hereford St that will require the School Route 742 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Morning trips travelling towards City / Merivale schools will follow the normal route along Hereford St, turn right on to Latimer Square, left on to Gloucester St, left on to Latimer Sq and right on to Hereford St to resume the normal route. 

Afternoon trips travelling towards McCormacks Bay will not be impacted by these works. 

No stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here. 

60

Hillmorton/Southshore (60)

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Detour for Hereford St road works – no stops impacted

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12 February 2025

Until further notice

From Wednesday 12th February there will be a road closure on Hereford St that will require the Route 60 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Wigram will follow the normal route along Hereford St, turn right on to Latimer Square, left on to Gloucester St, left on to Latimer Sq and right on to Hereford St to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards Southshore will not be impacted by these works. 

No stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here. 

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Service change on Hendersons Rd

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18 November 2024

Until further notice

From Monday 18th November there will be a road layout change on Hendersons Rd and Halswell Rd that will require the Route 60 service to detour from its usual route. Hendersons Rd will now be a left in/left out layout and this is a permanent change. Please refer to the NZTA notice to learn more (PDF file, 384 KB). 

[UPDATED 22/11] Buses travelling westbound towards Hillmorton will follow the normal route along Hendersons Rd before turning left on to Manarola Rd, take the third exit at the roundabout on to Monsaraz Blvd and continue straight on to Augustine Dr to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards Southshore will follow the normal route along SH 75 Halswell Rd before turning right on to Monsaraz Blvd, take the first exit at the roundabout on to Manarola Rd and right on to Hendersons Rd to resume the normal route. 

Several stops will be affected by these works. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the Hendersons Rd detour map (PNG file, 295KB).
Temporary stops will soon be replaced with permanent stops.
 

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Detour for Aidanfield Dr road works

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13 May 2024

Until further notice

From Monday 13th May there will be road works on Aidanfield Drive that will require the Route 60 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Hillmorton will follow the normal route along SH75/Halswell Rd before turning right on to Augustine Dr, left on to Euphrasie Dr and take the third exit at the roundabout on to Aidanfield Dr to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards Southshore will no longer be affected.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

135

New Brighton/The Palms (135)

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Detour for Hercules St road works

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28 January 2025

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From Tuesday 28th January until further notice there will be road works on Hercules St that will require the Route 135 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8am until 4pm. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards New Brighton will follow the normal route along Quinns Rd, turn right on to Hammersley Ave and left on to Marshland Rd to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling westbound towards The Palms will not be impacted by these works. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

67

Rolleston and Burnham to Upper Riccarton Schools (67)

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Detour for Lincoln Rolleston Rd road works – School services 672, 673, 674

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28 January 2025

Until further notice

From Wednesday 29th January there will be road works on Lincoln Rolleston Rd that will require the School route 672, 673 and 674 services to detour from their usual routes until further notice.

Morning trips travelling towards City schools will follow the normal route along Springston Rolleston Rd, turn right on to Taita Dr, right on to Branthwaite Dr, left on to Lincoln Rolleston Rd, left on to Reuben Ave, right on to Branthwaite Dr, right on to Taita Dr, right on to Springston Rolleston Rd, take the second exit at the Broadlands Dr roundabout and second exit at the Lowes Rd roundabout to resume the normal route. 

Afternoon trips travelling towards Rolleston will follow the normal route along Tennyson St before taking the second exit at the Lowes Rd roundabout, second exit at the Broadlands Dr roundabout, turn left on to Taita Dr, left on to Branthwaite Dr, right on to Reuben Ave, right on to Lincoln Rolleston Rd, right on to Branthwaite Dr, left on to Taita Dr and left on to Springston Rolleston Rd to resume the normal route. 

Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

130

Hei Hei/Avonhead (130)

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Detour for Creyke Rd

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09 September 2024

Until further notice

From Monday 9th September 2024, there will be long-term road works on Creyke Road that will require the Route 130 service to detour from its usual route for about a year (until at least September 2025).   

Buses travelling westbound towards Hei Hei will follow the normal route along Maidstone Rd before turning left on to Ilam Rd, right on to Memorial Ave and left on to Kotare St to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards Avonhead will not be impacted by this detour. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

For more information about this detour please visit the news page on our website. 

100

Wigram/The Palms (100)

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Detour for Clyde Rd, Creyke Rd, Ilam Rd

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09 September 2024

Until further notice

From Monday 9th September 2024, there will be long-term road works in Ilam that will require the Route 100 service to detour from its usual route for about a year (until at least September 2025).   

Buses travelling westbound towards Wigram will follow the normal route along Riccarton Road and instead of turning right onto Clyde Road, buses will continue on Riccarton Road to resume normal route, avoiding Clyde Rd, Creyke Rd, and Ilam Rd. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards The Palms will follow the normal route along Riccarton Road and instead of turning left onto Ilam Road, buses will continue on Riccarton Road to resume normal route, avoiding Ilam Rd, Creyke Rd, and Clyde Rd. 

[12/09/24 -Updated detour map] Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

We understand that this detour will have a large impact on passengers, and we apologise for any inconvenience. 

If you have any questions or need support to find an alternative to your journey, please contact our team at 03 366 88 55 or metro@ecan.govt.nz. For more information about this detour please visit the news page on our website. 

7

Halswell/Queenspark (7)

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Halswell Rd closed bus stops - no detour

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01 May 2024

Until further notice

There will be several closed and temporary bus stops along Halswell Rd due to the road improvements currently underway and estimated to take two and a half years. These will impact Route 7 passengers as well as some other routes that use Halswell Rd.

Please take note of the signs installed by contractors at the closed stops, directing you to the nearest stop/temporarily placed stop. 

Please safely signal to your bus when it approaches, especially if visibility is restricted. We apologise for any inconvenience. 

For the latest information on these works, please visit this website: NZTA Halswell Rd improvements.