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5:30 – Welcome and community engagement update – Simon Mitchell, Community Manager
5:35 – Social Impact Business Disruption (SIBD) Report – Kate Symington, AECOM
5:45 – Station box (below ground) works – Emmanuel Chatoux, Senior Project Engineer
5:55 – Station entrance structure (above ground) works – Jonathan Hill, Project Manager
6:05 – Urban Realm – Michael Coup, Construction Manager
6:15 – Station fit-out: architectural, mechanical and electrical – Kevin Hopkins, Fit-out Project Manager
6:25 – Discussion and questions
6:30 – End
Kate Symington, AECOM
• Designation condition 61.2.
• How disruption to businesses, residents can be avoided, remedied, mitigated.
• Specific issues:
• Disruption to traffic and access.
• Loss of customers.
• Loss of amenity.
• Impacts to community facilities.
Condition 61.8
The Requiring Authority shall prepare an annual report on the identification, monitoring, evaluation and management of the effects outlined in the Social Impact and Business Disruption DWP together with a summary of matters raised by the community, and how these have been responded to. The report shall be presented to the Community Liaison Groups.
• New lighting on the awnings was installed around Beresford Square.
• Further wayfinding lighting has been installed along the hoarding (Angus Muir neon triangles).
• Street cleaning (in addition to Auckland Council’s street cleaning) within Beresford Square to ensure that the area is clean and tidy.
• Sponsored lockers (from wheely bins) for the homeless in the area.
• Supporting local using local businesses by Link Alliance as much as possible.
• Free 1-hour customer car parking vouchers for Beresford Square businesses.
• Small business support programme
• Local artwork including a new Hazer installation around Beresford Square
• Significant sponsorship of street wide activations in partnership with the KBA including First Thursdays
• Supporting local using local businesses by Link Alliance as much as possible. New businesses that move to the area are included.
• Free 1-hour customer car parking vouchers for Beresford Square businesses.
• Small business support programme
• Local artwork including a new Hazer installation around Beresford Square
• Significant sponsorship of street wide activations in partnership with the KBA including First Thursdays
65% decrease in complaints between 2021/22 and 2022/23
• Stopped noisy works upon receipt of complaint
• Complaints investigated to ensure compliance with designation conditions
• Monitoring to confirm compliance (e.g. dust and noise and vibration monitoring)
• Where possible, noisy or disruptive works delayed / undertaken at different times
• Ensured noisy works will be communicated to stakeholders in future.
• Complaint investigated and issue addressed e.g. removing silt socks and clearing drain
• Alternative parking provided to residents and businesses when parking has been required
• Briefed contractors on where construction vehicles can and cannot be parked
• Offered support with signage
1. Are there any additional key issues and concerns?
2. Is there any mitigation has worked well?
3. What can the Link Alliance do to further mitigate the disruptive impacts being experienced due to construction activities?
View from George Court building - Progress since last update (June):
• Stage 3 concrete complete L1.
• 112 precast panels installed to date out of 130.
• Precast panel weatherproofing sealants 80% completed on installed panels.
• Architectural handovers have occurred in multiple places.
October 2023 – Nov 2023 - Station drainage connections installation
Nov 2023 – Jan 2024 Utilities Connections, Waterproofing, Hoarding Removals and Paving Base
November 2023 – Temporary Road Construction begins
Walls are being gibbed and painted then handed over to the MFH systems fit-out (fire suppression, plumbing and ventilation) and the electrical and communications team to install cable containment and run the cables. There are 400km of cables to install at Karanga-a-Hape station alone.