Busport a Mess

The Perth "Esplanade Busport" is in a terrible mess at the moment. Construction work for New Metro Rail has meant that the original entry/exit design is no longer valid. The big problem is that of the 5 bus platform roads, 4 of them run from east to west, but the only entrances to the bus station at the moment are from the west end.

This afternoon there was total chaos when a bus broke down in the entrance lane late in the peak hour. In the ensuing chaos it took my bus a good 15 minutes to get in and out of the bus station. As a result I managed to miss the last Yellow Cat home. Blah.

I can't imagine what it would have been on the buses that have to come from WSBS and then onto the freeway (like the 185). These buses actually have to run right through the bus station twice. They enter from the west, loop through the bus station to reach their bay then loop through again to exit to the east.

A very long trip home for some people tonight.