Waitemata Station CLG Meeting Minutes - May 2024

City Rail Link (CRL) – Waitematā Station (Britomart) Community Liaison Group Meeting

MINUTES

Rā: 30 May 2024

Wā: 4.30pm – 5:00pm

Wāhi: Chief Post Office (CPO)

Attendees:

Project representative Title

Alex Vaineritua (AV)

CRL Stakeholder and Communications Senior Advisor

Lily Boyask (LB) CRL Stakeholder and Communications Advisor

Simon Lough (SL) CRL Design Manager Urban Realm

Oliver Smith (OS) Auckland Council Project Sponsor

Mark Young (MY) Stellar Project Manager

Catherine Edmeades (CE) Stellar Stakeholder Manager

Siobhan O’Donovan (SD) Auckland Transport Communications

Stephen Howard (SH) Auckland Transport

CLG members

Shelley Noel

Richard Anehera

Stephenie Michael

Ian Joan

Angela Ran

Ivan Mac

ITEM UPDATE/ACTIONS

1 Welcome – Alex Vaineritua

 AV welcomed attendees, introduced the meeting agenda, housekeeping.

 CRL project progress update

- Approximately 68% of total fit out completed. - 11000kms of cable have been pulled.

Waitematā Station (Britomart) – Alex Vaineritua

2

 Update on works at the station:

o CRL works are very minor, non-disruptive, mostly electrics work underground.

o Auckland Transport, on behalf of CRL, are cleaning and fixing the glass box in preparation for it being a future station entrance.

3 Recap of Station Plaza Designs – Simon Lough

 Brief recap of station plaza designs.

4 Plaza Construction Update – Oliver Smith

 The final part of the Tyler Street upgrade will be delivered in conjunction with the plaza works.

 Work is anticipated to begin in late June.

 Auckland Council is currently procuring as one package of works.

 Procurement should be completed tomorrow (31/05/2024) or early next month (June).

Question: Will access be retained to garages on Tyler Street?

OS: Yes, access will be retained. The stakeholder management team – including CE who is present at this CLG – will be reaching out to all neighbours to coordinate works during construction, as some work will be right up to garage fronting.

 Works will be behind a mixture of fencing and solid hoardings to ensure there’s good provision of light down Tyler Street.

 Construction work is expected to take around 18 months, with the first 12 months focusing on Tyler Street

Question: This seems like a long period of time to do this work?

OS: There’s a need to ensure we keep access, so sequencing of the work is important, and there are also difficult underground utility works to undertake. However, one of the benefits of combining Tyler Street and the Plaza work is that the contractor can do work on multiple fronts.

Question: What’s the timeframe for when the trains start?

AV: CRL construction is expected to finish November 2025. Then everything is handed over to Auckland Transport. Auckland Transport will need to final checks, tests and driver training before operation begins in 2026.

ITEM UPDATE/ACTIONS

Catherine – handed out a QR code that will direct people to the email notifications.