Highlights from the year

January Work to connect the NAL with CRL was executed with a rail line switch at Maungawhau Station during the Christmas rail network closure.

February An overnight operation brought the last sections of the TBM back to Maungawhau Station where the TBM was prepared for its second underground journey.

March The Porters Avenue pedestrian bridge span was successfully lifted into place above the NAL.

April The TBM started its second subterranean drive from Maungawhau/ Station to Te Waihorotiu Station.

May

In partnership with Auckland Transport, CRL Ltd announced the proposed te reo Māori names and designs for the CRL stations.

June CRL Ltd was awarded a ‘Leading’ As Built rating, the highest possible rating by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council for C1.

July The TBM had its second breakthrough at Karanga-a-Hape Station slightly ahead of schedule.

August The completion of the Basque Park utility works were celebrated with a dawn karakia.

September The TBM had its final breakthrough into Te Waihorotiu Station, marking the completion of two 3.45km-long tunnels.

October The project received an Excellence in Social Outcomes Highly Commended Award at the 2022 Infrastructure Sustainability Council Awards in recognition of the success of initiatives designed to assist mana whenua, Māori, Pasifika and youth.

November

December

The project was rewarded for efforts to achieve sustainability excellence at the Building Nations 2050 Impact Awards, winning the prestigious Decarbonisation Outcome Award (projects over $20 million).

Five school children and their guardians were invited to be the first members of the public to walk the entire length of the tunnels in an event dubbed ‘Tamariki in the Tunnels’.

Decarbonisation Award - Building Nations

Scott Elwarth, Sarah Sutherland, CRL Ltd CE Sean Sweeney and Hugh Leersnyder

NZ Safety Blackwoods Workplace Health & Safety Engagement Award

Francois Dudouit, Project Director with the Link Alliance Health and Safety team members

C1 ISC Leading As Built Rating

Paora Puru and Josie Wall - Mana Whenua, and Nick Braxton - CRL Ltd

Excellence in Social Outcomes – Highly Commended Award

Infrastructure Sustainability Council

Kerry Griffiths - ISC, Ainsley Simpson - ISC, Berenize Peita - Link Alliance

Social Outcomes Legacy Manager, Tom Young - ISC

Awards

2022 C1 Infrastructure Sustainability Certification Leading As Built Rating

2021 C2 Infrastruture Sustainability Certification Excellent As Built Rating

2017 C1 Infrastruture Sustainability Certification Leading Design Rating

2016 C2 Infrastruture Sustainability Certification Leading Design Rating

2022 Infrastructure Sustainability Council Awards - Excellence in Social Outcomes - Highly Commended

2022 Building Nations 2050 Impact Awards – Decarbonisation Outcomes Award (Projects over $20m)

2022 NZ Safety Blackwoods Workplace Health & Safety AwardsEngagement - Best initiative to encourage worker engagement in health & safety - Mata Whānui te Tirohanga - The Film

2021 Tāmaki Makaurau Zero Waste Award - Joint winner with TROW Group - 'Innovation – Anga whakamua' award

2021 VINCI Environment Awards – Oceania Circular Economy Evolution of Practice

2021 VINCI New Zealand - Health & Safety Award - Leading Change

2021 Public Relation Institute of New Zealand - Bronze - Community Relations and Engagement

2021 CCNZ Excellence Awards – C2 Hynds Construction Award

2021 Engineering New Zealand - Co-winner Arthur Mead Award - Large Projects

2019 Solentanche Bachy Green Idea Award – Sustainable Waste Managment

2018 Sustainable Business Network’s Supreme Award – NZI Transforming New Zealand Award

2018 Sustainable Business Network - Efficiency Champion

2018 Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards - Large Energy User Initiative of the Year

2017 New Zealand Procurement Excellence Awards - Sustainability Project of the Year

Safety in numbers 2022*

5,369,634 hours worked

878 safety toolbox talks delivered

1,285 safety improvement suggestions or observations received

2,672 workers inducted onto the CRL project

740 site safety inspections completed

60 health and wellbeing events held

124 heavy goods vehicle safety checks conducted

77 safety leadership tours conducted

1,836 drug and alcohol monitoring tests completed

*Data for January to December 2022