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City Rail Link – Britomartdesignation

1 April 2015

Introductory briefing for Tyler/Galway St

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• Welcome and introduction (Carol Greensmith)

• Early works and access (Scott Elwarth)

• Britomart designation (Dean Ingoe)

• Engineering overview (Bill Newns)

• Discussion

Agenda

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Construction Footprint

4Britomart contract works

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Albert St

6CRL earliest contract start dates

Contract Start date Scope

Albert St November 2015 Pipe-jack

Queen St January 2016 Civil works

Britomart March 2016 Temporary accommodation

Downtown SC March 2016 Demolition

Albert St January 2016 Customs & Albert St piling

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Location Construction start date

Victoria St (east/west constraint)

November 2015Lower Albert St (closed to through traffic)

Custom St/Albert St intersection

January 2016

Tyler St & Galway St (access change and buses removed)

Lower Queen St buses removed

Albert St (Victoria St to Custom St) service lanes only

Street effects of construction contracts

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9Britomart to Downtown Shopping Centre

• Pedestrian access maintained.• Front/west end of Britomart station closed, use

rear/east entrance• Lower Queen Street closed to vehicles. • Temporary bridging and decking for pedestrians

and cyclists on lower Queen Street. • Underground walkway removed between Britomart

and DSC.• Tyler/Galway remain open, Tyler direction reversed• Buses removed from Tyler, Galway during

construction and from Lower Queen Street permanently. Where possible, bus stops moved to new permanent locations.

• No left turn for traffic from Quay into Albert Street.• Temporary construction accommodation at the

rear/east entrance of Britomart.

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Designation Alteration to Britomart

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• Train terminus removed to Beach Rd in 1930s and redeveloped as bus depot

• Mid 90s - ACC extended designation to provide large underground new rail / bus terminus and carpark (6 levels)

• Proposal later abandoned by ACC

• Public and stakeholder consultation followed by design competition in 2000

• Operative designation amended in 2001 to reflect final design

• ACC reviewed Britomart designation in 2003/4 and amended again to reflect ‘as built’ situation.

• Construction conditions removed

A Brief History of Britomart

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Extent of Works

Designation 314

CPO

Glasshouse

Station Plaza

Extent of Work

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• AT to seek an alteration to the Britomart Transport Centre designation 314 to provide for:

- Works to the CPO

- Temporary works at the rear of the Glasshouse

- Operation change from a terminus to a through station

• Align of construction conditions with CRL designations

• Alteration will provide surety to surrounding owners and occupiers that construction and operational effects are managed

• Lodgement of application for alteration planned in late April 2015

• Consultation with affected parties will be undertaken

Britomart Designation

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• Access and traffic movement

• Noise and vibration

• Temporary (3-4 years) buildings

Key issues for Tyler/Galway

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Engineering Overview

16Underpinning the CPO

17Underpinning Columns

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Discussion

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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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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.• Buses removed from Albert St. Where possible

bus stops will be moved to new permanent locations.

• Some impact for up to 16 months due to stormwater line relocation

• Constructing cut and cover tunnels up Albert Street to the southern side of Wyndham St

• Custom St left open.

Albert Street from Customs to Wyndham Street – C2