This page provides a summary of emergency route designs. This information is for the use of our bus operator and school staff – it is not for public distribution at this time.
R10 – R11 – R12 – R13 – R14
SH29, McLaren Falls, Omanawa, Ruahihi, Poripori, Belk Roads.
R10 Upper Kaimai
R11 McLaren Falls
AM – R10 starts at normal time and then collects R11 students living on McLaren Falls Road. Arrives at transfer point 20mins later than normal.
PM – Follows R10 route plan, with a branch added along McLaren Falls Road. Upper Kaimai students arrive home 25mins late.
- TGC, TBC, TIS, Otumoetai
R11 Omanawa Road
R13 Belk Road
AM – R14 starts 20mind earlier than normal and then completes R12. Arrives at transfer point 15mins later than normal.
PM – Follows R14 route plan first, then to Tauranga Crossing to meet other buses. R11 collects from St Marys and Tauranga Boys’.
- TGC, TBC, TIS, Otumoetai, Tauriko
R12 Ruahihi
R14 Tauriko School
AM – R13 starts 20mins earlier than normal and then completes R11 along Omanawa Road. Arrives at transfer point 20mins later than normal.
PM – Follows R13 route plan and then R11, arriving as late as 5pm.
- TGC, TBC, TIS, Otumoetai
Broad strategy
One driver down
– Activate R10-11 and R11-13 emergency route plans
Two drivers down
– Activate R10-11 and R11-13 emergency route plans
– Activate R12-14 emergency route plan
Three drivers down
– Shift a driver from another area, or
– Cancel R12 and R14, shifting students to other routes if possible
route change process
The process for making emergency changes to routes is as follows:
- Uzabus identifies a driver shortage and decides which emergency route plan will be activated.
- Uzabus contacts Greig to advise the activation, Greig updates this page
- Greig sends an email to the Operations group announcing the change.
- Greig sends a text message to affected principals.
- School personnel communicate with their community as previously decided.
- The change remains in effect until further notice – no further communications will occur until the normal route/s are reactivated.
CHange record
The table below contains a running record of changes to these routes, to assist school staff in identifying changes.
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Date
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Route/s
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Comment
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13 Mar
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R6 and R7
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Emergency route published
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