19 September 2016

New bus service for Bayview residents

There is great news for Bayview residents wanting to catch the bus – now they can.

The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s public transport service GoBay is launching a new service linking Bayview and Napier from Monday 26th September.

The service will be available six days a week, four times a day linking Bayview with Napier. It has been timed to meet the needs of commuters and shoppers

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Transport Coordinator John Adams says the new service is being launched following consultation showing strong demand from Bayview residents for a bus service to the area.

He says school students will also be able to use the new Bayview service to connect with other services at the Napier Library.

“Students can leave Bayview at 7.15am and connect to another service in plenty of time for school,” says Mr Adams.

Meanwhile a number of other changes are being made to the GoBay bus services from Monday 26th September, including a new 40 minute express commuter service linking Napier, Taradale, Hawke’s Bay Hospital and Hastings.

Mr Adams says the express service will be particularly useful for hospital staff wanting to bus to and from work, as well as Napier people heading the Hawke’s Bay Hospital for an appointment.

“Buses have been timed to meet the needs of shift workers at the hospital, so we hope this will be part of the solution to the parking issues at the hospital.”

He says there will also be new Sunday services for Flaxmere and Havelock North and increased frequency on the route around Karamu and Parkvale.

Mr Adams says even more good news is there are no fare increases this year and some far are actually coming down.

“If you travel over two zones between Napier and Hastings you can expect to see cheaper fares from the end of September.”

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