Anglesea Street bus stop upgrade

Anglesea Street is a critical public transport corridor for Hamilton and is currently used by the Comet, a high frequency bus service provided by Waikato Regional Council. The Comet runs every 15 minutes on weekdays between 6.30am and 7.00pm from The Base to Waikato Hospital, with a stop on Anglesea Street opposite the Transport Centre. The service is popular, with over 480,000 passenger trips completed in the 12-month period to June 2023.

The proposed changes aimed to provide a more welcoming and user-friendly space for those wanting to travel on the Comet bus service.

What we proposed to do:

• relocate the bus stop from 370 Anglesea Street (outside Peaches and Cream) to 392 Anglesea Street (outside Varda Barber Academy)
• install a new bus shelter next to Varda Barber Academy to provide cover and seating for bus passengers
• raise the height of the kerb outside the relocated bus stop to make it easier for people to step on/off the buss
• install a new raised crossing with traffic lights to enable bus passengers and pedestrians to safely cross the street
• remove on-street parking outside Varda Barber Academy and Kirk Roberts Consulting on the eastern side of Anglesea Street
• remove on-street parking outside Pit stop, Paterson Burn Optometrist and Copier World on the western side of Anglesea Street.

Please refer to the design below for more detail about the planned changes.