CRL Connection
8 July 2016
What does the CRL mean to Mana Whenua City Rail Link has been a partnership with Mana Whenua since 2012 when eight iwi from the region stated their interest in the project. These iwi - Te Akitai, Te Kawerau a Maki, Nga-ti Maru, Nga-ti Paoa, Nga-ti Te Ata, Nga-i Tai ki Ta-maki, Nga-ti Tamaoho and Nga-ti Wha-tua o Ora-kei – have met monthly playing a key role in its development. “From the outset, we recognised the importance of the CRL and considered how to engage with it,” says Lucy Tukua, one of the early Mana Whenua representatives. “We saw that the Te Aranga design principles, embedded in the council’s design manual, could be the waka (the vehicle) to do this. Its values and principles align nicely with Mana Whenua, and CRL gave us the first opportunity to weave these into a tangible project.” John Fellows, CRL Design Manager Architecture agrees, saying “The project has benefited enormously from the narratives they’ve shared ever since we began designing. It’s very rare to get such a rich tapestry of stories from the very culture that created them, and it’s enabled us to design stations that will be uniquely of this place Ta-maki Makaurau.” By showing CRL designers how they see sense of place, which is through whakapapa (genealogy) and ties to the land, says Lucy, “It’s given us a good platform to work website AT.govt.nz/CRL email CRLproject@AT.govt.nz
from while being powerful for the designers too. Walking up Queen Street you could be anywhere in the world, but time and again we’ve said we want to show what’s different about us, and this needs to be overt because for too long our culture has been suppressed.” “We see this as a truly meaningful partnership with Auckland Transport. It’s given us the time to discuss issues amongst ourselves and take a collective approach. To our people the CRL represents accessibility and saving time, but more importantly being able to engage in a partnership.” Image above shows Aotea Station concourse where the crossbeams above and the pattern on the wall come from the influence of tukutuku panels in marae.
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CRL: Britomart to Wyndham St Pedestrian and cyclist access always maintained. Victoria Street West (adjacent to Mai Thai site)
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Shaft excavation work continues
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Piling continues to construct the shaft so we can access the Orakei Main Sewer
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Construction of large acoustic shed will be completed by the end of July
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Excavating shaft from the 25th of July
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Re-establish pipe jack site in early July
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ipe jack shaft works between July 2016 to May 2017, with hoardings put up during P core work
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Chorus works completed in July
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Entry for traffic to Swanson St East will only be from Mills Lane from July 2016 to early 2017
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No entry to Swanson West St from Albert Street from early July to late August
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edestrian access through Swanson St East to Queens St and Mills Lane maintained on P Stamford Hotel side from July 2016 to early 2017
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ajor stormwater works in the road around the Auckland District Court carry on through M to early August
Lower Albert and Albert Street July - August
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No right hand turn from Quay St into lower Albert Street
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emporary Chorus works outside DFS Galleria and West Plaza, construction cones up T to demarcate pedestrian areas
Customs Street Intersection August
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onstruction starts at the Customs / Albert Street intersection with traffic lanes reduced to C one in each direction (east and west-bound) on Customs St for approximately 13 months
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Deconstruction of DSC continues
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Footpaths bordering Commercial Bay work site area remain closed
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ayfinding decals have been installed on the footpaths directing pedestrians to: ferries, W Britomart Station, Queen Street and the Northern Express
Victoria Street West (adjacent to Bungee site)
Wellesley Street West (adjacent to Econo Lodge)
Swanson Street East (adjacent to NZ Trade Centre) Early July to May 2017
Downtown Shopping Centre (DSC) – Commercial Bay
Wellesley Street businesses open as usual Auckland’s Original Steakhouse
Econo Lodge City Central
City Convenience Superette
LITTLE
MEXICO
CANTI
NA & TEQUILA BAR
Madang Restaurant
Swanson Street businesses open as usual Auckland Thai Massage
baa baa
black shee espresso
‘Businesses open as usual’ signage on Wellesley Street and Swanson Street hoardings. Businesses’ logos are positioned at vehicle eye level.
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Mexican Café – longest on the block When the Mexican Café opened 33 years ago in 1983, it was not only the first of its kind in Auckland, it was also one of the first restaurants not to hide its kitchen behind a swinging door, says owner Bruce Glover. “The café scene was very new back then, and we couldn’t get even get flour tortillas so we served tacos and quesadillas, and grew our own jalapenos and coriander. Avocados were just coming onto the market so we could make guacamole, we had a woman who’d always ask for Guatemala, she just couldn’t get it right, and it was always hilarious.” Bruce Glover and Mexican Café General Manager Jeff Langford met in Amsterdam in 1980 where they were both working at the Café Pacifico, the first Mexican restaurant in Europe. “Jeff was managing and I was cooking,” says Bruce, admitting that he “pretty much picked up the whole idea up and brought it to Auckland.” Bruce opened The original Mexican Café which was a 24-seater BYO on the corner of Swanson and Albert Street, but it soon became a victim of its own success as people had to line up to get in. So within two years Bruce moved to present premises on the first floor of Victoria Street. Jeff returned from Europe and joined the Mexican Café in 1988 “Our menu has more or less stayed the same since day one as has our clientele” says Bruce, describing them as a wide mix of younger and older, well-off and not so well-off.” Jeff says one major city change they’ve observed is the greater number of city residents, with many more “having a quick dinner or lunch, rather than staying for a longer family meal. There’s also a lot more Asian diners, the Koreans and Indians particularly love our spicy food and our vegetarian options.”
They both agree that the CRL once completed, will be absolutely fantastic for the city, but that there’s a few painful years ahead for city businesses. “Our lunch turnover has definitely dropped off, and we’re figuring out how to deal with this because once people stop coming in it’s an effort to get them back.” “We always see a significant upswing in business when there’s a major event on like the Film or Comedy Festival, as people will put up with disruption to be here.” So perhaps a lesson to Auckland is to promote these events as widely as possible. For their part, Jeff and Bruce are running their ‘Two millionth Customer Celebration’, everyone who eats in the café during July can go into a draw to win a double return trip to Mexico with a $1000 spending money.
A4 Downtown website launched A4 Downtown in Lower Queen Street (LQS) has a full programme for the next six months. To see what’s on go to its new website and Facebook page.
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The Build is on at Britomart Station There are changes ahead at Britomart Station as Downer Soletanche Bachy start constructing the station’s temporary accommodation adjacent to Commerce Street in July. This new entrance, which opens in January 2017, will house customer facilities until the main entrance re-opens in three years. It allows the historic Chief Post Office building to be closed in 2017 for strengthening work prior to the CRL tunnels being constructed.
The changes are: • The drop off/pick up area in Commerce Street will close in July 2016. • Entrance to the station will be through Lower Queen Street, Galway and Tyler Street entrances or the Takutai Square entrance. • Mobility parking spaces are available on Galway Street.
Queens PIER PIER Please be assured that it’s businessWharf as usual, with Britomart Station remaining operational throughout PIER 1
PIER 2
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Building construction. For moreFerry information see: https://at.govt.nz/about-us/campaigns/the-build-is-on/
STAGE 1 CONSTRUCTION AREA FOR NEW ENTRANCE
Quay St
HSBC
AMP Centre
ENTRANCES OPEN
MOBILITY PARKING
Customs St West
BRITOMART BRITOMART STATION STATION
Galway St
TAKUTAI SQUARE
NO PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
BRITOMART EASTERN ENTRANCE
Galway St
High St
Fort St Connectus return to Wellesley Street West this Deloitte Centre a month as they put up large hoardings around pipe jack shaft, which will operate here for the next year. Pipe jacking a major stormwater diversion is required before we can begin constructing the cut and cover tunnels along Albert Street. The diversion will be done by pipe jacking (micro tunnelling) a replacement stormwater pipe in several stages along the eastern side of Albert Street, between Swanson and Wellesley Streets, with shafts in Victoria and Wellesley Streets.
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Tyler St
ENTRANCE OPEN
Gore St
DFS Galleria
Albert St
BACK (EAST) ENTRANCE CLOSED
Customs St East Commerce St
West Plaza
Tyler St
Commerce St
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Queen St
pthorne bour City
DELIVERY VEHICLE BAY
and Wynyard Quarter
Lumley Centre 40m
80m 120m 160m 200m 200m is approx 2 - 2½ mins walk
Vero Centre
Enormous hole dug for the Victoria Street pipe jack about to begin operating.
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Stage To1 Viaduct Harbour July 2016 - January 2017