City Rail Link Annual Report 2019-2020

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Progress Highlights

CITY RAIL LINK LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2019 - 2020

Progress Highlights

July 2019

August 2019

September 2019

The financial year started with CRL

The project celebrated completion

The CRL project won the Cultural

Ltd, sponsors and a group of national

of C6 to construct a 423-metre-

Identity award ahead of hundreds

and international companies signing

long stormwater main, 17 metres

of other entries from more than

a Project Alliance Agreement, thus

underground at Mt Eden. This replaced

70 countries at an international

forming the Link Alliance. This meant

an existing main that was obstructing

architecture festival known as WAFX

that constructing the C3 works –

CRL’s path. A micro-TBM, explosives

(World Architecture Festival) in the

including tunnels, rail systems, and

to blast tough basalt, and pipe jacking

Netherlands. The project is the first

new and re-developed stations –

were some of the methodology used

from New Zealand to win the award.

could forge ahead.

during construction.

January 2020

February 2020

March 2020

The C2 contractor continued building

Sheet piling for the temporary access

The Wellesley Street West intersection

Albert Street’s urban realm. Workers

shaft at Mercury Lane began. A total

with Mayoral Drive and Albert Street

here are building the Kassal kerb and

of 92 sheet piles will be installed and

closed temporarily to all vehicle traffic

preparing the concrete pour for Albert

when it reaches its full depth, the shaft

so that the Link Alliance could begin

Street’s new look paved footpaths.

will be 22 metres deep and provide

building Aotea Station. The intersection

access to the tunnels for personnel

remains accessible for pedestrians and

and machinery.

local businesses.

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