C1 and 2 presentation

C1/C2 Community Liaison Group Meeting 18 February 2020

Agenda • C2 – Albert Street works • C1 – Britomart / Lower Queen Street works • C1 – Britomart / Lower Queen St urban realm design • Lower Queen Street – naming & redesignation • Wider project update

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C2: Albert Street (Customs to Wyndham streets) Lucas Nikkel – Senior Project Manager

Contract 2 Albert Street - Customs Street to Wyndham Street

Contract 2 Albert Street East – Wyndham to Swanson

Contract 2 Albert Street – Swanson St Intersection

Contract 2 Albert Street West – Swanson to Wolfe

Contract 2 Albert Street East – Swanson to Mills

Contract 2 Albert St - Wolfe/Mills to Customs

Contract 2 Mills Lane

Contract 2 Upcoming changes: • Pedestrians shifted away from building line outside the Stamford so that site clearance works can commence • Streetscape works will commence outside NZ Trade Centre, access to the shop and carpark will be maintained at all times • Southbound traffic near Customs St will be shifted to the western side of Albert St to enable the removal of the last concrete deck panels

C1: Britomart / Lower Queen Street Jhon Aragon – Delivery Manager

C1 – Tunnel construction - Completed

Lower Queen Street

The north tunnel – breaking through to Britomart Station

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C1 – Building works

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C1 – Building works

Lower Queen Street

The north tunnel – breaking through to Britomart Station

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C1 – Streetscape enhancement works

Lower Queen Street

The north tunnel – breaking through to Britomart Station

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C1 – Streetscape enhancement works

Lower Queen Street

The north tunnel – breaking through to Britomart Station

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Urban realm enhancement

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Urban realm enhancement

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Urban realm enhancement

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Urban realm enhancement

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Lower Queen Street plaza re-designation and renaming • The LQS plaza is given back to communities at the end of this year

• Auckland Transport will lead the plaza’s re-designation • CRL will lead the plaza’s re-naming • We can request to name just the plaza area, or the whole block

• CRL Mana Whenua Forum will generate names • Public consultation for both will be in May 2020

• Analysis will be collated • Waitematā Local Board choose the plaza’s name

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Aotea Station site • Aotea Station site being established as a construction support area

• Utility relocations on Albert St have begun • Wellesley St West / Mayoral Dr & Victoria St West intersection closes on 1 March 2020

• Some bus routes will change in response • Demolition of the Mercury

Karangahape Station site • Demolition of the Mercury Lane site continues • Utility relocations are underway • Beresford Square closed to vehicles 23

Mt Eden Station site • Piling has started to build the tunnel portal for the Tunnel Boring Machine • Demolition works are almost complete • A series of trial blasts will soon be carried out in the construction site • Utility relocations on Flower St underway – soon to begin on Mt Eden Rd • Mt Eden Station will close temporarily on 30 May 2020

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Tunnel Boring Machine – naming competition • CRL and the Link Alliance have launched a competition to name the TBM • It will arrive and be assembled later this year

• We need your help to name it!

• Video

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