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              The temporary Britomart train station entrance during CRL construction.
 
              
              
              Temporary entrance for the Britomart train station
 
              
              
              The temporary entrance for the Chief Post Office
 
              
              
              Inside the former Britomart train entrance
 
              
              
              The temporary Britomart train station
 
              
              
              Inside the former Britomart train station off Queen Street
 
              
              
              Building the temporary Britomart train station entrance
 
              
              
              Building the temporary Britomart train station entrance
 
              
              
              Dismantling the former Britomart train station foyer off Queen Street
 
              
              
              Red silos in Lower Queen Street
 
              
              
              The temporary Britomart train station entrance
 
              
              
              Hoardings in Lower Queen Street
 
              
              
              Lower Queen Street construction work
 
              
              
              The red silos in Lower Queen Street
 
              
              
              The red silos in Lower Queen Street
 
              
              
              Red silos in Lower Queen Street
 
              
              
              Lower Queen Street construction work
 
              
              
              Work in Lower Queen Street
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St
 
              
              
               
              
              
              Lower Queen St/ Commercial Bay tunnel construction
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St/Commercial Bay tunnel construction
 
              
              
               
              
              
              Commercial Bay tunnel construction
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St Commercial Bay tunnel construction
 
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              Commercial Bay tunnel construction
 
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              Commercial Bay tunnel construction
 
              
              
              Commercial Bay tunnel construction
 
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              Commercial Bay tunnel construction
 
              
              
              Lower Queen Street/Commercial Bay construction
 
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              Commercial Bay/ Lower Queen St construciton
 
              
              
              Commercial Bay tunnel construction
 
              
              
              Inside the Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
              Commercial Bay- building the CRL tunnels
 
              
              
              Inside the Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
              Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
              Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
              Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
              Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
              Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
              Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
              Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
Building the Commercial Bay tunnels
Drone shot of Albert Street construction
 
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              Construction of the Commercial Bay CRL tunnels
 
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              Drone shot of the Albert Street construction
 
              
              
              Construction work inside the former Chief Post Office
 
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
               
              
              
              Fletchers Commercial Bay tunnel outline -southern tunnel Lower Queen Street November 2018
 
              
              
              Northern Trench struts November 2018
 
              
              
              Southern trench November 2018
 
              
              
              Excavation into the north trench November 2018
 
              
              
              North trench struts November 2018
 
              
              
              South trench November 2018
 
              
              
              Through to the south trench from the north trench November 2018
 
              
              
              Celebrating a major milestone with the breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels. Those working on the project at the ceremony. December 6 2018
 
              
              
              Celebrating a major milestone with the breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels. December 6 2018. Hero Potini performed the blessing
 
              
              
              Ceremony marking the breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels. 6 December 2018
 
              
              
              Ceremony marking the breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels. 6 December 2018
 
              
              
              Ceremony marking the breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels. 6 December 2018. From left - City Rail Link Chair Sir Brian Roche, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, Deputy Auckland Mayor Bill Cashmore, CRL CEO Dr Sean Sweeney and Executive General Manager Infrastructure Projects Downer New Zealand John Burden
 
              
              
              The breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 6 December 2018
 
              
              
              The major #crl #cityraillink milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              The CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              The CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              The CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              The CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              The CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              The CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              The CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              The CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              The CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              Auckland Mayor Phil Goff at the CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
 
              
              
              Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and CRL CEO Dr Sean Sweeney at the CRL milestone breakthrough to the Commercial Bay development site from the Albert Street trench tunnels – in downtown Auckland. 5 December 2018.
Work has started on construction of the first of the two rail tunnel boxes to be built under the heritage-listed Chief Post Office (CPO) building in lower Queen Street.
Work has started on construction of the first of the two rail tunnel boxes to be built under the heritage-listed Chief Post Office (CPO) building in lower Queen Street.
Work has started on construction of the first of the two rail tunnel boxes to be built under the heritage-listed Chief Post Office (CPO) building in lower Queen Street.
Lower Queen Street trench: The break-out into the northern tunnel under Commercial Bay. We have also commenced the construction of the concrete LQS northern tunnel
The break-out of the southern tunnel under Commercial Bay
-Northern tunnel beneath the CPO building: rebar installation for next floor slab concrete pour. Both tunnels are being constructed in five sections inside the building. This will be the second section to be poured.
Looking out from inside northern tunnel. Excavation in LQS is now approx. 13m deep
Southern tunnel beneath the CPO building: setting up for waterproofing to start next week. This is in preparation for new concrete tunnel floor construction
 
              
              
              Tunnel 7 March 2019
 
              
              
              Tunnel construction CPO and Lower Queen St March 2019
 
              
              
              Tunnel construction CPO and Lower Queen St March 2019
 
              
              
              Tunnel construction CPO and Lower Queen St March 2019
 
              
              
              Tunnel construction CPO and Lower Queen St March 2019
Tunnel construction CPO and Lower Queen St March 2019
 
              
              
              Tunnel construction CPO and Lower Queen St March 2019
 
              
              
              Britomart tunnels April 2019
 
              
              
              Underneath the Chief Post Office April 2019
 
              
              
              Underneath the Chief Post Office April 2019
 
              
              
              Precinct Commercial Bay tunnels April 2019
 
              
              
              Precinct Commercial Bay tunnels
 
              
              
              LQS tunnel 23 April 2019
 
              
              
              LQS Northern tunnel 23 APril 2019
 
              
              
              LQS Northern tunnel infill 23 April 2019
 
              
              
              LQS Southern tunnel 23 April 2019
 
              
              
              Looking down into Lower Queen Street's northern edge. The base slab construction is underway. April 2019.
 
              
              
              Southern tunnel. The construction of infill continues. Progress for this tunnel is about two weeks behind the northern tunnel.
 
              
              
              Northern tunnel. The base slabs are complete. Infill construction continues. Eastern secant piles are not broken out so the tunnel connects to back of the house area. April 2019.
 
              
              
              Northern tunnel. The construction of the infill section continues.
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St tunnels 8 May 2019
 
              
              
              CPO tunnels 9 May 2019
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St tunnels 9 May 2019
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St construction 9 May 2019
 
              
              
              Tunnel construction 9 May 20219
 
              
              
              Tunnel construction 9 May 2019
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St work May 2019
 
              
              
              CRL staff outside the Lower Queen Street tunnels
 
              
              
              Lower Queen Street tunnels May 2019
 
              
              
              Lower Queen Street May 2019
 
              
              
              One of the existing columns suspended beneath one of the underpinning frames. These frames support the building during construction of the tunnels and will be removed during the reinstatement of the CPO building.
 
              
              
               
              
              
              Lower Queen Street tunnel work 26 June 2019
 
              
              
              Lower Queen Street tunnel work 26 June 2019
 
              
              
              Lower Queen Street tunnel work 26 June 2019
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St 27 June 2019
 
              
              
              Our contractors DSBJV poured concrete for the first of Contract 1’s tunnel roofs. 17 July 2019
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St July 2019
 
              
              
              CRL worker
 
              
              
              CRL workers
 
              
              
              CPO construction July 2019
 
              
              
              CRL worker
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St construction
 
              
              
              Lower Queen St work-former CPO
 
              
              
              CPO construction August 2019
 
              
              
              Lower Queen Street construction August 2019
 
              
              
              Workers August 145
 
              
              
              Workers in Lower Queen Street
 
              
              
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              Workers in Lower Queen St
 
              
              
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              Lower Queen St construction
 
              
              
              Worker Lower Queen St
 
              
              
              Lower Albert St tunnel
 
              
              
              At Britomart, this is the opening through the reinforced concrete wall between the North tunnel and the station
Looking down at CRL construction
 
              
              
              One of the steel underpinning structures used to provide temporary support for the Chief Post Office.
 
              
              
              Workers apply waterproof membrane to one of the tunnel walls built in front of the Chief Post Office in lower Queen Street
 
              
              
              Earlier picture of tunnel construction in front of the Chief Post Offic
 
              
              
              CPO building Underpinning collar – after September 2019
 
              
              
               
              
              
              CPO building Underpinning collar – before- September 2019
 
              
              
              Light in the tunnel
September 2019 Lower Queen St
September 2019 Lower Queen St
 
              
              
              Inside the CPO Sept 2019
Lower Queen St September 2019
Lower Queen Street September 2019
 
              
              
              Tunnels Nov 2019
 
              
              
              Tunnels Nov 2019
 
              
              
              New Britomart escalators stored in the tunnel awaiting installation
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      