All detours and updates

From Monday 11th August there will be road works on Kingsbury Ave that will require the Routes 722 and 724 services to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Morning buses travelling towards Christchurch will follow the normal route to King St, turn left on to Seddon St, and turn right on to West Belt to resume the normal route.  

Afternoon buses travelling towards Rangiora will not be impacted by this detour. 

Viewing the detour map. 

From Monday 11th August there will be road works on Kingsbury Ave that will require the Route 1 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling northbound towards Rangiora will follow the normal route to King St, turn left on to Seddon St, and turn right on to West Belt to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling southbound towards Cashmere 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.

From Tuesday 12th August for 4 days there will be road works on Madeley Road that will require the Route 140 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8am to 4pm. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards Mt Pleasant will follow the normal route to Major Hornbrook Rd, veer left on to Bellview Ter and turn left on to Mt Pleasant Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling westbound towards Russley 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. 

From Monday 11th August there will be road works on Sparks Rd that will require the Route 60 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Hillmorton will continue the normal route to Frankleigh St, turn left on to Lyttelton St, turn right on to Rose St, and turn right on to Hoon Hay Rd to resume the normal route. 

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

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here. 

From Tuesday 22nd July there will be road works on Lincoln Rolleston Road that will require the Route 673 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Morning trips travelling towards City will not be impacted by this detour. 

Afternoon trips travelling towards Rolleston will continue the normal route to Tennyson St, take the second exit in the roundabout on to Springston Rolleston Rd, turn left on to Taita Dr, turn right on to Branthwaite Dr, turn right on to Territory St, turn right on to Kestrel St, turn left on to Branthwaite Dr, turn left on to Taita Dr, and turn left on to Springston Rolleston Rd to resume the normal route. 

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From Tuesday 22nd July there will be road works on Lincoln Rolleston Road that will require the Routes 672 and 674 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Morning trips travelling towards Christchurch will continue the normal route to Branthwaite Dr, turn right on to Territory St, turn right on to Kestrel St, turn left on to Branthwaite St, turn left on to Taita Dr, turn right on to Springston Rolleston Rd, take the second exit in the roundabout on to Tennyson St to resume the normal route.

View the detour map here.  

Afternoon trips travelling towards Rolleston will continue the normal route to Tennyson St, take the second exit in the roundabout on to Springston Rolleston Rd, turn left on to Taita Dr, turn right on to Branthwaite Dr, turn right on to Territory St, turn right on to Kestrel St, turn left on to Branthwaite Dr, turn left on to Taita Dr, and turn left on to Springston Rolleston Rd to resume the normal route. 

View the detour map here. 

From Monday 16th June there will be road works on Bower Avenue that will require the Route 671 school service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling in the PM towards Burnham will continue the normal route to Racecourse Rd, continue along Racecourse Rd, turn right on to Waterloo Rd, turn right on to SH1 Carmen Rd, turn left on to Buchanans Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling in the AM towards Riccarton will not be impacted by this detour.  

View the detour map here.  

From Thursday 10th July the next stage of road works in this area begins, requiring the Route 130 to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Hei Hei will follow the normal route to Waimairi Rd, turn right on to Greers Rd, right on to Memorial Ave, right on to Ilam Rd and left on to Creyke Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling eastbound towards Avonhead will be unaffected by this detour. 

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

From Monday 16th June there will be road works on Buchanans Rd that will require the Route 130 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Hei Hei will continue the normal route to  Racecourse Rd, continue along Racecourse Rd, turn right on to Waterloo Rd, turn right on to SH1 Carmen Rd and turn left on to Buchanans Rd 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. View the detour map here.  

From Thursday 10th July there will be road closures on Creyke Rd that will require Route 3 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards Sumner will continue the normal route to Maidstone Rd, turn left on to Waimairi Rd, turn right on to Greers Rd, turn right on to Memorial Ave and turn right on to Ilam Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling westbound towards Airport will not be impacted by this detour. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here. 

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. Allow for additional time to get to your stop in case stops have been moved as the road works progress.

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.