CRL – taking Auckland places HOTC November 2015
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Albert St developments- 170K sq metres and growing
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Construction zones
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Contract 1
Queen Street Britomart Temp Accom CPO (Civil Works)
Contract 2
Downtown DSC
Pipe jack Albert St cut and cover
- Lower Queen Street Works begin - Tyler & Galway St (access change, buses removed & reversing Tyler) - Interim bus plan operational - Lower Queen Street buses removed
- Underpinning of CPO begins
Demolition & rebuild begins
Victoria St (east/west constraint) Lower Albert St (partially closed to through traffic) Albert St (Victoria to Custom) service lanes only)
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Early works impacts Britomart to Downtown Shopping Centre – C1 •
Pedestrian access maintained.
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Front/west end of Britomart station closed, use rear/east entrance
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Lower Queen Street closed to vehicles.
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Temporary bridging and decking for pedestrians and cyclists on lower Queen Street.
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Underground walkway removed between Britomart and DSC.
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Buses removed from Tyler, Galway and Lower Queen Streets. Where possible bus stops will be moved to new permanent locations.
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No left turn for traffic from Quay into Albert Street.
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Temporary construction accommodation at the rear/east entrance of Britomart.
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Early works impacts Albert Street from Customs to Wyndham Street – C2 Downtown Shopping Centre (DSC) •
DSC developed as a laneway retail development and 36-level tower, constructing the CRL below. Work due to begin mid-2016 with completion by 2019
CRL Early Works •
Pedestrian access maintained.
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Buses removed from Albert St. Where possible bus stops will be moved to new permanent locations.
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Some impact for up to 16 months due to stormwater line relocation
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Constructing cut and cover tunnels up Albert Street to the southern side of Wyndham St
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Custom St left open.
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Project Overview
Expected congestion – additional bus priority lanes as mitigation.
PT Objectives: - Retain levels of service. - Allow for customer growth. - Target mode shift to PT.
Buses need to move out of lower CBD for CRL –51% of trips affected.
Stage 1 complete Stage 2 in design for 17/4/16
Traffic Assessment Process Historic data on 10 routes (travel time – mins) Traffic modelling of works with combined “other projects” Implement Review actual travel times against modelled effects Further mitigation (as required)
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Additional bus lane network
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Stage 1
Stage 2
• New bus lanes on Halsey, Fanshawe, Wellesley, Victoria and Hobson Streets and Mayoral Drive. • Total of 1.2km of lanes
• New bus lanes on Queen and Customs Streets. • Total of 1 km of lanes.
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Phase 2 – Bus Priority Measures
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Queen Street Proposed changes •
24hr 7 day a week bus lanes in both directions between Customs St and Victoria St.
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No changes to parking or loading zones.
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Sturdee Street Proposed changes •
Removal of parking on southern side of the road to be replace with bus parking during the day and taxi stand at night.
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Changing operating hours of tour coach parking.
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Removes approximately 22 parking spaces.
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Lower Albert Street Proposed changes •
Closure of the eastern side of the road of construction works.
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Removal of loading zone and extension of bus stops on western side of the road.
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Kerb changes on southwestern corner of Lower Albert St/Quay St intersection.
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Customs Street West Proposed changes •
Removal of third traffic lane between mid-block crossing by Downtown Carpark entrance and Albert St intersection due to construction works.
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Proposed new right turn bay buses only from Customs St West into Queen St.
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Changes to bus stops, bus parking, taxi stands and parking operating hours.
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Customs Street East Proposed changes •
Changes to bus stops, bus parking, taxi stands and parking operating hours.
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Extension of bus stop immediately west of Gore St.
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Replace evening parking on the southern side of the road between Fort St and Gore St with taxi stand (11pm-6am). Retain existing bus parking.
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Britomart Area Proposed changes •
Closure of Lower Queen St due to construction.
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Tyler St between Lower Queen St and Commerce St changes direction.
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Drop off/pick up area and mobility parking at the rear of station and the taxi stand on Galway St are relocated to Tyler St and Galway St between Commerce St and Gore St. • A range of new pedestrian facilities including a signalised crossing on Commerce St and zebra crossings on Galway St and Tyler St. • Changes to the intersection of Customs St and Commerce St to allow for two lanes of southbound traffic from Commerce St on to Customs St.
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Commerce Street south of Customs St Proposed changes •
Remove loading zones replace with Bus Parking and taxi stands at night.
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Relocate the White Lady to provide for bus parking.
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Removal of all on-street parking on this section of Commerce St approx. 7 spaces.
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We will be re-consulting on this as it is different to the information that went out in September.
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Gore Street south of Customs St Proposed changes •
Remove loading zone and on street parking and replace with Bus Stops and Bus Parking.
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Removal of all on-street parking on this section of Commerce St approx. 5 spaces.
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We will be re-consulting on this as it is different to the information that went out in September.
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Hobson Street Proposed changes •
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Between Wellesley St and Cook St •
Southbound 24hr 7 day a week bus lane
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Removal of about 6 parking spaces and two Loading Zones.
Between Cook St and Pitt St
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Extend Clearway Hours from 4-6:30pm to 2:30-6:30pm
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Remove bus stop outside 196 Hobson St and replace with Loading Zone
These changes are going out to public consultation next week.
Britomart Station – temporary facilities
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Lower Queen St public space concept
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Lower Albert Street – Before and After
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Mid Albert Street – Before and After
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Questions?
Transport - Conclusions • There is an established way of approach transport appraisal based on straight line growth forecasts and values of time with fixed population and employment patterns, but it is not clear that it reflects what actually happens • In reality transport drives land use patterns just as much as land use drives transport demand
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