Editing Eastern Transport Corridor (section)

==Alternative proposals==

Based on this strong opposition to a major link through this area of eastern Auckland, the AMETI (Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative) project was intended to improve the connections of this area towards the south-east (Manukau City), via less problematic routes. The new roads and public transport links were to serve intensified residential and mixed developments like the Mount Wellington Quarry area.<ref name="AMETI">[http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/auckland/transport/eastern/default.asp Auckland-Manukau Eastern transport initiative (AMETI)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220084136/http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/auckland/transport/eastern/default.asp |date=20 February 2007 }} (from the [[Auckland City Council]] website)</ref> In 2010, it was revealed that the updated AMETI plans now included much stronger bus priority proposals than before.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fast track for buses in revised $1.3b plan|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10693314|accessdate=18 June 2011|newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=10 December 2010|first=Mathew|last=Dearnaley}}</ref>

A significant part of AMETI emerged as the Eastern Busway project. Preliminary works for the busway began in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12149408|accessdate=7 December 2018|title=Work starting on next stage of $1.4 billion busway in east Auckland|date=26 October 2018|newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref>