May Community Liaison Group
Alex Vaineritua and Simon Lough
– City Rail Link
Oliver Smith – Auckland Council
Mark Young and Catherine Edmeades – Stellar Projects
Siobhan O’Donovan – Auckland Transport
Agenda
- City Rail Link Project Update
- Waitematā Station Update, including glass box works
- City Rail Link plaza design recap
- Auckland Council’s plaza construction update
CRL Project Update
- Approx 68% of total fit-out completed across architectural, mechanical, fire, hydraulic, vertical, and electrical systems is complete
- More than 1100 kms of cable have been pulled across stations and tunnels. This includes power to communications and signalling
Waitematā Station
- Auckland Transport on behalf of CRL, repair and maintenance on the glasshouse
- Replacing missing/broken louvres
- Reinstating entrance canopy
- Completion by end of August
- Additional HOP card gates will be installed end of the year in preparation for turning the glasshouse into a station entrance
- Ongoing CRL electrification works underground, delivered by KiwiRail
Features of the design
• The plaza will provide a relaxed place for people to meet, with easy access in and out of the station and the central city area.
• Eight native trees will be planted around the edge of the plaza.
• There will also be seating and bicycle racks.
• The plaza is designed to be for people, with no vehicle access. Bollards will be installed around the plaza edge to prevent unauthorised vehicle access.
• There will also be a large central seating area and station ‘lid’ designed in partnership with mana whenua which will support the meeting of people.
Features of the design
•Design elements include the mingling of salt with fresh water, where Te Waihorotiu meets the Waitematā. It also acknowledges that this place welcomes people from many types of waka, arriving by sea, by train and by bus.
•The pavement design is inspired by the rich abundance of shellfish, mimicking the shallows of the Waitematā Harbour with dappled light and reflective qualities.
•The station ‘lid’ design recalls the original foreshore and abundance of the area, providing a place for people to meet and share.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Construction
• Contract award end May/beginning June.
• Following finalisation of construction management plans, including traffic management plans, the contractor will mobilise to site. Anticipated late June.
• Construction Stakeholder Management team will make contact with residents and stakeholders.
• Construction works circa 18 months, with Tyler Street target within the first 12 months.
Our commitments to the neighbourhood
• We will always communicate with you.
• You will know who to get in touch with.
• We will minimise disruption.
• We will make sure you can still do what you do.
• We will encourage people to keep coming to the area.
