Auckland Transport Media Advisory
7.30pm Tuesday 3 May, 2011

Transport Disruptions Due to Impact of Tornado

Auckland Transport advises the following transport impacts as a result of the tornado which struck Auckland this afternoon.

Roads presently impacted by tornado:
Roseberry Rd, Birkenhead is closed due to damage to houses.
The internal roads surrounding the Albany Mega Centre remain closed
Bus services presently impacted:
Access to Albany Station has been closed from Oteha Valley Rd. This means the only service servicing Albany Station is the Northern Express.

NZ Bus Hibiscus Coast Services and Ritchies R555, 560, 887 and 880 will drop/pick up passengers on Oteha Vally Rd as close to the station as possible.

Albany Expressway (SH17), Closed confirmed 5.45pm
Bus services affected:
Hibiscus Coast services (R89*) are travelling in and outbound via Oteha Valley Rd.
Ritchies services that normally service the university R555, 560 and 880 are bypassing the expressway.

Kaipatiki Rd is expected to be closed until approximately 10pm.
Bus services affected:
R913 Northstar, R953 Birkenhead Transport

Expect delays to all the above services across peak hour. All will resume normal routes as soon as the road reopens.

There are no delays to Northern Express Bus services

Auckland Transport thanks commuters for their patience.

ENDS

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