 The bridge in 2007 carried around 13,000 vehicles per day.Starting in 2009, Auckland City planned to use the bridge as a major part of the Central Connector project, connecting downtown Auckland and the commercial centre of Newmarket with improved bus services.This resulted in the bridge becoming a 7am to 7pm bus lane with other traffic banned, prioritizing up to 1,500 daily bus trips and up to 65,000 passengers.