NEW TRAM ROUTE.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 27, 1 February 1921, Page 5

NEW TRAM ROUTE.

AXZAC AVUSIIE COMPUETEtt. OP THE IKEW LJS3TV After Monday next Auckland will have & Dew service of trains. Anna. , Averrae roirte will come into- operation. Under the sdtece of cae Otty Council •dopted in December, 'between the hoars of 4 pjn. and 6 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays mciusrve, and between noon and 1 pjn. on Saturdays, all special cars on th e Grey Lj-nn. Mount Albert, 'Mount Eden, and Dominion Road lines will be J rnn to Welle~ley Streer junction only ; instead of to the foot of Queen Street 'as at present. Regular cars on theee j lines, however, wiH ran to the foot of I Queen Street. Royal Oai; cars win go via the Town Hall, and Epsom care through ParaelL Onehanga cars, both ' reguiar and special, will u3e the *i^ l i Avenue roirte, Customs Street Eaet . beinp rhe city tennbuis. , ! The Vonq delay in tbe completion of ■ thLi work," said the Mayor fifr. J. H. iOunson) to-day. ""is dne to the faotthes . ! tile rail<: were diverted to- Dominion ■ Road and Grey Lynn. These lines took preoe<iervce of the Anzac Avenae route, inasmuch as they were considered more . i important, taking into consideration , the reqaixements of traffic. Further ( J rails were ordered for the Anzac Aveirue 1 lin<". and these came to hand lass month. No time was lost :n completing , ' thp track. It win provide valuable ■ additional traffic outlet from r-he ctty. ■ and to a '■onsidera'ble extent relieve . the congestion in Qneen Street and . Street, inasmuch as the ser- ', vice wkieh the Oen-eraa Manager oif I ■ Tramway?, Air. Walkiate. proposes to ( divert by Anzse Avenue comprscs a. . ! considerable portion of the traffic do-w I usiirer 'Welleeley Street East. ," j "Fnrthennore. the new section erf th* "line will serve a vain-able portion of ' the cit-t- m Lower Symonds Street, end \ . -che new baemess area in Amac iyenw ; : itself. The Order-in-Cotmcl * the fares ha« been secured, and all formalities thus complied with. -, I 1 ?r^T^^m^^!^^T