What to expect in your areaTe Hā Noa Victoria Street upgrade
Victoria Street West
The first stage of Te Hā Noa on Victoria Street West, between Elliott Street and Queen Street, is now open to the public. This newly completed area provides a spacious pedestrian zone with plenty of seating to enjoy the refreshed look of Victoria Street.
The cycle lane between Elliott Street and Queen Street will be opened when other stages are complete and cycle traffic signals are integrated with the Queen Street intersection.
Work by the Wilson Parking car park (west of Elliott Street) will continue until early next year. A new retaining wall will be built and paving completed in the area.
If you have any questions about construction, you can reach our contractor, JFC's Stakeholder Liaison Manager, Sally Logan at sally.logan@jfcltd.co.nz or 021 420 794.
Victoria Street East
Changes are being made to the northern footpath between High Street and Kitchener Street to address steeper inclines and improve accessibility. We expect to open this area in early November.
Work continues between Kitchener Street and Lorne Street. We have installed new drainage, laid ducting for underground services and foundations for new traffic signals and streetlights. Next week, we plan to start work on the new footpath between Kitchener Street and Lorne Street. Access to businesses will be maintained throughout the work.
We have completed the speed table at the intersection of Lorne Street and Victoria Street East. The footpath on the western side of Lorne Street near Myopia Clinic will be reinstated over the next two weeks.
If you have any questions about construction, you can reach our contractor, JFC's Stakeholder Liaison Manager, Sally Logan at sally.logan@jfcltd.co.nz or 021 420 794.
Watercare's wastewater upgrades
Because most of the underground services diversions below the worksite on Victoria Street East have already been completed as part of the Te Hā Noa project, we can begin shaft construction.
This week, we began setting up the Victoria Street East compound. This involves survey work, road line marking and installing temporary steel barriers. Next week, we will install site hoardings.
The loading bay outside Farmers has been temporarily removed. Click here to view a map of loading bays in the area.
Night works are scheduled at the Queen Street/Victoria Street East intersection on Tuesday, 5 November, from 8pm to 5am. These works involve the removal of a redundant traffic light to create space for shaft construction. Because this work involves lane restrictions, these night works are unavoidable.
We understand that night works can be disruptive and we’re mindful of the impact this may have on people sleeping nearby. Teams will do everything they can to minimise noise by completing the noisiest works earliest in the evening. Click here to read more details.
If you have any questions about Watercare's wastewater upgrades project, please contact Emma Cushnie, Stakeholder Manager for Fulton Hogan at emma.cushnie@fultonhogan.com or call 0800 830 252.
Alternatively, you can contact the Watercare team at midtown@water.co.nz.
Wellesley Street Bus Improvements
Wellesley Street West
The City Rail Link's Link Alliance and Auckland Transport's Wellesley Street Bus Improvements projects are closely coordinating work in this area.
Work continues in zones 2 and 3 on Wellesley Street (green and red areas in the map below).
Image: Map of the construction zones on Wellesley Street West
Zone 1 - Mayoral Drive to Bledisloe Lane:
The site footprint has extended down to The Civic/Metro underground driveway access. Pedestrian access from Wellesley Street to Bledisloe Lane/Aotea Square will always be maintained.
The Bledisloe Lane/Elliott Street pedestrian crossing has shifted slightly towards Queen Street (outside Dum Dum Dumplings) to allow teams to remove kerbs and pavement at the existing crossing.
Click here to view the Zone 1 footprint.
Zone 2 - Albert Street to Elliott Street:
Installation of underground utilities continues within the existing site footprint.
Gas cutovers took place early yesterday (Oct 24) and today (Oct 25). Do not be alarmed if you hear popping noises or smell gas.
Footpath upgrade works along the building façade will begin mid to late next week. The site layout will change to allow for these works. Access will be maintained to businesses. To view the new site layout - click here.
Zone 3 - Elliott Street to Queen Street:
The footpath between Elliott Street and Queen Street has now re-opened along the facade of the Smith & Caughey building.
Utility installation works continue, with construction on the new footpath kerb line starting soon.
Image: Elliott Street footpath opened
If you have any questions about construction on Wellesley Street West, please contact Downer’s Stakeholder Manager, Brandy Smith, at brandy.smith@downer.co.nz or 027 692 3783.
Te Waihorotiu Station - City Rail Link
Streetscape works continue on Albert Street between Wyndham Street and Mayoral Drive. This month, kerb and footpath works on Albert Street outside Huawei Centre have begun – please follow localised diversions in place.
Works on Mayoral Drive are also now progressing and will require some pedestrian diversions – please follow on-site wayfinding.
Bluestone wall heritage stone reinstatement works also begin this month. Following careful development of an innovative traffic barrier and temporary works solution, the slip lane adjacent to the wall will remain open to vehicle traffic for most of the bluestone reinstatement programme.
Pedestrian access will always be maintained. However, to prepare for our stonemason contractor to begin work, some temporary closures of the lane to vehicles will be required.
If you have any questions, contact the Link Alliance team at 0800 CRL TALK or aotea@linkalliance.co.nz
Road and footpath reinstatement works on Kingston Street are now complete, enabling the Auckland District Court’s building remedial works to begin.
Some further City Rail Link reinstatement items, like streetlight installation and the completion of the architectural wrap around the concrete ventilation shaft, will happen later this year.
If you have any questions, contact the Link Alliance team at 0800 CRL TALK or aotea@linkalliance.co.nz
Watercare's wastewater upgrades
Wellesley Street East
Auckland Transport has relocated Bus Stop No 1094 from 10 Wellesley Street East to 18-26 Wellesley Street East. The existing loading bay at 18-26 Wellesley Street East has been closed to accommodate Watercare's worksite.
The nearest loading bays are located outside 36-38 Lorne Street, 261 Queen Street and 290 Queen Street. These temporary changes to the bus stop and loading bay will be in effect until December 2025.
Last week, we conducted video inspections of the pipes at the Wellesley Street East/Queen Street intersection.
We also began relocating underground services at the Wellesley Street East/Queen Street intersection, starting outside Yoyoso and ASB. Roads and footpaths will remain open during this time.
Greys Avenue
Last week, we began setting up the work compound at the Greys Avenue car park. By using the car park to house our equipment, materials, generators and staff facilities, we’re able to reduce the footprint of construction on Queen Street, minimising disruption for nearby residents and businesses.
A reminder, the car park will be temporarily closed to the public over the next couple of years while we complete the midtown wastewater diversion project. Mobility parking will remain available. Access to the Myers Park underpass will be maintained.
This week, works began to relocate underground services at the Mayoral Drive/Queen Street intersection.
Works will start outside Four Points by Sheraton on Queen Street. Roads and footpaths will remain open during this time.
Night works in early November
Essential night works are planned at the Queen Street/Mayoral Drive intersection from Tuesday 5 November through to Sunday 10 November. These works are scheduled between 8pm and 5am each night (excluding Friday and Saturday nights).
We will relocate the traffic signal ducting that connects in the middle of the intersection. Because this work involves lane restrictions, these night works are unavoidable.
We do understand that night works can be disruptive and we’re mindful of the impact this may have on people sleeping nearby. Teams will do everything they can to minimise noise by completing the noisiest works earliest in the evening.
Both Queen Street and Mayoral Drive will remain open, with a stop/go traffic management system in place to guide vehicles through the area.
Click here to read more details.
If you have any questions about Watercare's wastewater upgrades, please contact Emma Cushnie, Stakeholder Manager for Fulton Hogan at emma.cushnie@fultonhogan.com or call 0800 830 252.
Alternatively, you can contact the Watercare team at midtown@water.co.nz.
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