ARTA Annual Report 2009 - Auckland Transport

Ferry Programme of Action
Improvements to passenger waiting facilities at Half
Moon Bay
Additional services at Half Moon Bay in 2008
More frequent services to Pine Harbour from mid-2008
More frequent services to West Harbour from 2008 and
Gulf Harbour from 2009
A new ferry wharf and ferry services for Beach Haven
from early 2009
More frequent evening and weekend services to
Devonport from mid-2008
Downtown Ferry Terminal upgrade
Downtown wharf structural renewals
Birkenhead ferry terminal upgrade
Improved facilities at Gulf Harbour
A new ferry terminal at Bayswater, to open early
2010, with more frequent services to Bayswater and
Birkenhead at that time
Achieved
Improvements to passenger waiting facilities were
completed October 2008.
Removed from programme
The costs of additional services to Half Moon Bay have
been investigated further, and they are not considered
to be affordable within current budgets.
Achieved
Additional Pine Harbour services began operating in
March 2008 with an additional vessel and two extra
return journeys each weekday.
Achieved
Additional West Harbour services began in June 2008
with an additional vessel and six extra return journeys
each weekday. An average 10% fare increase was
introduced to offset the increase in subsidy. Patronage
on the Gulf Harbour ferry is low and the service is
under review.
Programme adjusted
A staged option was recommended to construct the
ferry terminal, and provided ARTA the option to
minimise the impact on the heritage values of the
existing wharf. Capital funding for the Beach Haven
construction works has been included in the 2009/10
ARC budget.
Achieved
Additional evening services to Devonport were added
to the Fullers commercial service offering in early 2008
Progressed to schedule
Several improvements to passenger facilities at the
Downtown Ferry Terminal were completed in late 2008,
including:
• Pier 1 glass wall enclosure and ports operations office
• Pier 2 canopy
• Pier 1 to 2 link bridge/promenade extension and
fendering.
Progressed to schedule
An increased scope of work for structural renewals to
the downtown wharf substructures has been agreed,
funding has been approved, and work is progressing as
scheduled, with revised completion due mid-2010.
Progressed to schedule
Concrete repair works commenced in June 2009 with
the intention to install a new hydraulic platform.
The tender package for the project will be completed in
September 2009, with an estimated project completion
date of January 2010.
Achieved
Improvements to passenger waiting facilities were
completed in October 2008.
Removed from programme
Capital works at Bayswater were deferred to 2012/13
in the ARC Long Term Council Community Plan. Interim
improvements, including parking options and enabling
bus services to terminate closer to the ferry terminal,
are under investigation.
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